3rd Woman Enters Sacred Hindu Temple In Southern India Amid Protests
6 years ago

3rd Woman Enters Sacred Hindu Temple In Southern India Amid Protests

NPR  

3rd Woman Enters Sacred Hindu Temple In Southern India Amid Protests Enlarge this image toggle caption STR/AFP/Getty Images STR/AFP/Getty Images A third woman has crossed the threshold into the sacred Hindu Sabarimala temple in southern India, defying a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age — between the ages of 10 and 50 — from entering the shrine, according to Reuters. Sponsor Message The India Supreme Court in September ruled the ban violated gender discrimination laws and ordered the temple to admit women of all ages immediately. Officials from both the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party — the party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and its rival India National Congress Party, called for protests afterward. The state government, which is considered more progressive than the ruling BJP party, has provided police protection to the families of the two women who entered the temple earlier this week.

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Sabarimala: Kerala govt withdraws police handbook after row
2 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt withdraws police handbook after row

Deccan Chronicle  

PATTANAMTHITTA: The Left government in Kerala on Thursday withdrew a handbook for police personnel on duty at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala after the BJP raised a hue and cry over a reference in the book that all pilgrims can enter the temple. Senior CPI leader G Sudhakaran, who had supported the previous Pinarayi Vijayan government on the entry …

‘Had To Be Brave’: Five Dalit Women Defy Barriers To Enter a Temple in Karnataka
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Had To Be Brave’: Five Dalit Women Defy Barriers To Enter a Temple in Karnataka

The Quint  

Despite the entry, Hoovinalli’s residents feel that there is a long way to go to address the caste-based discrimination they face. Though Sharanagowda, a resident of Amlihal opened the temple doors and allowed this reporter inside, he refused to enter the temple himself and declined to give his reasons. The residents of Hoovinalli allege that the upper caste persons of …

Bindu Ammini, first woman to enter Sabarimala Temple, attacked by unidentified man
3 years ago

Bindu Ammini, first woman to enter Sabarimala Temple, attacked by unidentified man

Deccan Chronicle  

Kozhikode: Activist Bindu Ammini, the first woman to enter Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, was allegedly attacked by an unidentified man in Kozhikode on Wednesday. According to Bindu, the man had earlier too caused such a problem and she had complained to the Koyilandi Police. Now the police said that the attack happened over a parking issue. Bindu Ammini had visited …

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To 2 Men Accused Of Attacking Sabarimala Activist; Finds Allegations Prima Facie Mala Fide
3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To 2 Men Accused Of Attacking Sabarimala Activist; Finds Allegations Prima Facie Mala Fide

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently allowed pre-arrest bail to two persons accused of being part of a group that sprayed 'chemical' spray on activist Bindu Ammini when she approached the Ernakulam City Commissioner's office in 2019 seeking police protection for her pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple. statement that the appellants along with the first accused came near to the victim …

Another Kerala woman allegedly stopped from entering Sabarimala moves SC; plea to be heard next week
5 years, 1 month ago

Another Kerala woman allegedly stopped from entering Sabarimala moves SC; plea to be heard next week

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear next week the plea of a Kerala woman who was allegedly prevented from visiting the Sabarimala temple despite the apex court's verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups into the shrine. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde considered the submission of senior advocate Indira Jaising that her client, …

Woman moves SC over safety at Sabari
5 years, 1 month ago

Woman moves SC over safety at Sabari

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Activist Bindu Ammini on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking safe passage and protection for women of all age groups going to the Sabarimala temple. The top court while referring the issue of the entry of women in the Sabarimala temple to a larger bench had clubbed it with the issue of Muslim women’s entry to mosques, cases …

Sabarimala row: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue
5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue

Firstpost  

It’s still early days — the Sabarimala season continues till mid-January. But the message has already been delivered: No person in authority, no government official, no police personnel is going to protect a woman who is of “menstruating age” if she tries to enter the shrine. Unlike the situation in September 2018, when the state government had ensured police protection …

3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan
5 years, 1 month ago

3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan

India TV News  

The Kerala police on Saturday did not allow three women, who were part of a group, to go to the Sabarimala temple to pray after checking the identity cards of the women. The temple tradition disallows women in the age group of 10 to 50 years to enter the temple precinct. Sources said the three women were separated from the …

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection for women activists
5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection for women activists

India Today  

Two days after the Supreme Court deferred the verdict on the Sabarimala issue, the Lord Ayappa Temple is all set to open today for the Mandala Pooja festival. No police protection for women According to sources, Kerala government has decided that the police will not be providing protection to women activists visiting the Sabarimala temple. Several ministers in the Pinarayi …

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala Govt to consult legal experts for 'more clarity'
5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala Govt to consult legal experts for 'more clarity'

India TV News  

The left government would consult legal experts to get more clarity on the Supreme Court's Sabarimala verdict but it seems that the earlier order on allowing entry of women of all age groups still stands, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday. The five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Thursday said a larger bench will re-examine various religious …

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Judicial remedy sought against ban on women for first time in 2006 against 1991 Kerala HC ruling; a timeline
5 years, 1 month ago

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Judicial remedy sought against ban on women for first time in 2006 against 1991 Kerala HC ruling; a timeline

Firstpost  

SC refers to larger seven-judge bench for re-examining various religious issues, including entry of women into Sabarimala temple and mosques and the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra community. 1990: S Mahendran files plea in Kerala High Court seeking ban on women’s entry to Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala. 28 September: SC, in 4:1 verdict, allows entry …

Ferocity of Sabarimala protests proves Hinduism is taking on Abrahamic characteristics to tackle external threats
5 years, 1 month ago

Ferocity of Sabarimala protests proves Hinduism is taking on Abrahamic characteristics to tackle external threats

Firstpost  

The issue of entry of menstruating women into the Sabarimala temple should never have been the cause for a debate on the touchstone of one-size-fits-all feminism. Union women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi’s opinion that the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala has made Hinduism more “inclusive” is more than a little ironic. However, as Justice Malhotra had pointed out …

Sabarimala Issue Didn’t Affect Polls, Says Kerala CM
5 years, 7 months ago

Sabarimala Issue Didn’t Affect Polls, Says Kerala CM

The Quint  

On Wednesday, 2 January, two women created history by entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. Meanwhile, hours after the two women entered the shrine, the temple was closed for “purification rituals.” Protests gripped Sabarimala in Kerala. The protests have Lord Ayyappa devotees on one side, who cite tradition to oppose a Supreme Court judgment overturning a …

Sabarimala row: Temple board, Kerala govt oppose pleas seeking review of verdict allowing entry to women
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala row: Temple board, Kerala govt oppose pleas seeking review of verdict allowing entry to women

India TV News  

Travancore Devaswom Board, which runs Sabarimala temple, and the Kerala government on Wednesday opposed in the Supreme Court a batch of pleas seeking review of its historic verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into the shrine, even as several organisations sought re-consideration of the judgement. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which had earlier …

Kerala woman shunned by husband, in-laws for entering Sabarimala temple returns home after local court order
5 years, 11 months ago

Kerala woman shunned by husband, in-laws for entering Sabarimala temple returns home after local court order

Firstpost  

Armed with a local court order, the woman whose in-laws had thrown her out for entering the Sabarimala Temple returned to her husband’s home in Kerala Malappuram: Armed with a local court order, Kanaka Durga the woman whose in-laws had thrown her out for defying religious customs and entering the Sabarimala Temple returned to her husband’s home in Mallapuraram district …

Only two women of menstural age entered Sabarimala temple since 28 Sep SC verdict, Kerala minister tells Assembly
5 years, 11 months ago

Only two women of menstural age entered Sabarimala temple since 28 Sep SC verdict, Kerala minister tells Assembly

Firstpost  

The Kerala government said only two women of menstrual age had visited the Sabarimala temple after a Supreme Court judgement removed the bar on their entry Thiruvananthapuram: Days after courting controversy over a list of 51 women who had entered the Sabarimala temple, the Kerala government Monday said only two women of menstrual age had visited the shrine after a …

Only 2 women had entered Sabarimala, not 51: Kerala minister in assembly
5 years, 11 months ago

Only 2 women had entered Sabarimala, not 51: Kerala minister in assembly

Op India  

The Kerala government had earlier submitted in the Supreme Court that 51 women under the age of 50 had entered the Sabarimala Temple, defying the age-old traditions of the Hindu shrine. Now, Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran has informed the Kerala Assembly that the state government has confirmation of only two women between the age of 10 and 50 years …

Sabarimala: Two women turned away by police from Lord Ayyappa temple
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala: Two women turned away by police from Lord Ayyappa temple

India TV News  

Two women of menstruating age, who attempted to trek the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabrimala early Saturday, were forced to return once again after the police informed them that it would be difficult to provide security as there was a possibility of protests from devotees. Since it opened for the Mandalam-Makaravilakku festivities on November 17, the shrine has …

Sabarimala Row: Controversy erupts over Kerala affidavit in Supreme Court
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala Row: Controversy erupts over Kerala affidavit in Supreme Court

India TV News  

Controversy erupted in Kerala after the CPI-led LDF government on Friday submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming 51 women in menstrual age entered the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing annual pilgrimage season. The BJP, the Sabarimala Karma Samiti and the Pandalam royal family, associated with the Lord Ayyappa temple, came down heavily on the state government saying there …

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says 51 women entered shrine, panel slams VIP treatment by police
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says 51 women entered shrine, panel slams VIP treatment by police

Op India  

A massive controversy is set to erupt as Kerala Communist government has revealed to the Supreme Court that it had allowed fifty-one women under the age of 50 to enter the Sabarimala temple after the contentious September 28 verdict of the apex court. “Over 7,000 women in the age group of 10 to 50 years had registered online to enter …

Sabarimala row: Kerala government gives SC a list of 51 women who entered shrine since ban was lifted
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala row: Kerala government gives SC a list of 51 women who entered shrine since ban was lifted

Firstpost  

The Kerala government submitted a list to the Supreme Court containing the names of as many as 51 women between the ages of 10 and 50 who have allegedly entered the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala since the Supreme Court verdict lifted the ban on the entry of women of menstruating age into the shrine. The Kerala government on Friday submitted …

Supreme Court tells Kerala govt to provide 'adequate security' to two women who entered Sabarimala
5 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court tells Kerala govt to provide 'adequate security' to two women who entered Sabarimala

Firstpost  

Senior Advocate Indira Jaisingh submitted that Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga were living under constant fear after their trip to Sabarimala, and they needed police protection and security from the agitated mob who protest their temple entry. The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to provide adequate security to Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, the two women who …

Provide security to the two women who entered Sabarimala: Supreme Court
5 years, 11 months ago

Provide security to the two women who entered Sabarimala: Supreme Court

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to provide adequate security to the two women who offered prayers at Sabarimala on 2 January after the top court overturned a ban on women of menstruating age entering the shrine. As many as 51 women have entered the temple after the apex court’s ruling, counsel for the Kerala government told …

2 Kerala women who entered Sabarimala to get 24X7 security: Supreme Court
5 years, 11 months ago

2 Kerala women who entered Sabarimala to get 24X7 security: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Kerala government to provide round-the-clock security to two Kerala women who entered Sabarimala earlier this month defying traditionalists opposed to females of menstruating age offering worship at the hill shrine Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga, the two women who entered Kerala’s Sabarimala Ayyapa temple, have moved the Supreme Court seeking police protection. Even our …

Sabarimala row: Supreme Court agrees to hear plea of two women seeking 24x7 security after they entered temple
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala row: Supreme Court agrees to hear plea of two women seeking 24x7 security after they entered temple

Firstpost  

The petition in the Supreme Court seeks 24x7 security for the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple in Kerala and also to deal with protesters indulging in acts of violence, physical and/or verbal on social media or otherwise against them in accordance with the law. New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will hear on Friday a …

Entry of Women to Sabarimala: A Disregard for Constitutional Rights
5 years, 11 months ago

Entry of Women to Sabarimala: A Disregard for Constitutional Rights

The Hindu  

The Sabarimala verdict and related developments, including the violent agitations by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the facilitation to it provided by the Indian National Congress, have yet again underscored the multiple duplicities and double standards practised by the two mainstream parties of India. So, the concerted opposition to the Sabarimala verdict is in reality an assault on the constitutional …

Sabarimala standoff: Devotees protest after two women attempt to enter Lord Ayyappa temple
5 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala standoff: Devotees protest after two women attempt to enter Lord Ayyappa temple

Firstpost  

The Sabarimala shrine has emerged as a burning issue the Supreme Court ruled in September, 2018 that women of menstruating age could enter. Thiruvananthapuram: Hindu devotees barred on Wednesday two more women from entering one the Sabarimala temple, police said, two weeks after two others made history and sparked uproar by praying inside. The Sabarimala shrine has emerged as a …

Two Women Forced to Abandon Sabarimala Trek Due to Protests
5 years, 11 months ago

Two Women Forced to Abandon Sabarimala Trek Due to Protests

The Quint  

One of the men in the group told the police that initially, when they reached Nilakkal, they did not face any protests and devotees let them continue with their journey. The three women, along with another woman, had even filed a writ petition, seeking police security to enter the temple and that the government should reserve three days for women's …

Kanakadurga, one of two women who entered Sabarimala, attacked by mother-in-law; 39-year-old admitted in Kerala hospital with head injury
5 years, 11 months ago

Kanakadurga, one of two women who entered Sabarimala, attacked by mother-in-law; 39-year-old admitted in Kerala hospital with head injury

Firstpost  

Kanakadurga, along with Bindu Ammini, had entered the Sabarimala temple in Kerala on 2 January after a landmark verdict by the Supreme Court made it possible for women between 10 and 50 years to enter the shrine. Kanakadurga, one of the two women who made history by entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, was on Tuesday admitted in a hospital …

By fighting for access to India’s Sabarimala temple, Hindu women are proving religion and equality can go hand in hand
6 years ago

By fighting for access to India’s Sabarimala temple, Hindu women are proving religion and equality can go hand in hand

The Independent  

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'My contribution to gender justice,' says woman who entered Sabarimala; Centre seeks report from Kerala govt on violence
6 years ago

'My contribution to gender justice,' says woman who entered Sabarimala; Centre seeks report from Kerala govt on violence

Firstpost  

Violence broke out in Kerala after two women, identified as Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, were declared the first women to have offered prayers at Sabarimala. Violence broke out in Kerala after the women, identified as Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, were declared the first women to have offered prayers at Sabarimala. But this time, they fully supported us.” When …

Kerala protests: State hit by violent unrest as third woman enters temple of ‘celibate’ god
6 years ago

Kerala protests: State hit by violent unrest as third woman enters temple of ‘celibate’ god

The Independent  

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Meenakshi Lekhi says women taken to Sabarimala temple like 'transgenders,' accuses Pinarayi Vijayan of making site a 'clash zone'
6 years ago

Meenakshi Lekhi says women taken to Sabarimala temple like 'transgenders,' accuses Pinarayi Vijayan of making site a 'clash zone'

Firstpost  

Meenakshi Lekhi said on Friday that women were taken to the Sabarimala temple “like transgenders” at night, and said that if they had been devotee women, they should have come during the day. Two days after two women entered the Sabarimala temple, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said on Friday that women were taken to the temple “like transgenders” at night, …

Sasikala from Sri Lanka becomes the third woman to enter Sabarimala
6 years ago

Sasikala from Sri Lanka becomes the third woman to enter Sabarimala

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: A 46-year old woman from Sri Lanka, Sasikala, entered Kerala’s Sabarimala temple on Thursday night, making it the second time women broke the faith barrier in the controversial hillshrine after the Supreme Court overturned the ban for women between the age group of 10 and 50 in the temple. Reports of Sasikala’s visit has been speculated in the local …

Sabarimala case: Supreme Court declines early hearing
6 years ago

Sabarimala case: Supreme Court declines early hearing

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Declining early hearing into review petitions pertaining to the Sabarimala case, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi today said these would be heard on the earlier decided date, 22 January. Gogoi also declined to entertain a contempt petition against the Sabarimala priest for conducting purification ritual in the temple after two women managed to enter the shrine on Wednesday. On …

Sabarimala protests: As two women enter the temple, look at past struggles for equality in Kerala and what lies ahead
6 years ago

Sabarimala protests: As two women enter the temple, look at past struggles for equality in Kerala and what lies ahead

Firstpost  

Bindu, a 42-year-old lecturer in the School of Legal Studies in Kannur University and 44-year-old Kanaka Durga who works in the Civil Supplies Department in Malappuram unobtrusively entered the Sabarimala temple at 3.30 am on 2 January. It was not the first time ever that women in the “prohibited” age group had entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala temple… …

Kerala Sabarimala Temple: Women who entered shrine now in hiding
6 years ago

Kerala Sabarimala Temple: Women who entered shrine now in hiding

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — The two women who broke with centuries of conservative taboo Wednesday to enter a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala are now in hiding, as violent protests left at least one person dead. “Many people … came to enter the Sabarimala Temple but these people were blocked by the public, so they couldn’t enter …

Violence, purification as women enter Sabarimala temple
6 years ago

Violence, purification as women enter Sabarimala temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: Two daring women under the age of 50 have fulfilled their vow to worship at the Sabarimala temple, taking the whole nation by surprise and plunging Kerala into turmoil. The two women — Bindu, 40, an assistant professor at the School of Legal Studies under Kannur University and a resident of Thalassery, Kannur; and Kanakadurga, 41, an assistant manager …

Sabarimala: Upheaval in Kerala as two women, under 50, enter Lord Ayyappa temple
6 years ago

Sabarimala: Upheaval in Kerala as two women, under 50, enter Lord Ayyappa temple

India TV News  

Cloaked in black veils and shrouded in early morning darkness, two women of menstruating age group made history on Wednesday by stepping into the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa. How the two women got entry into the temple: The two dauntless women—Kanakadurga and Bindu—aged 44 and 42, stepped into the hallowed precincts guarded by police three months after the Supreme …

Sabarimala row: BJP workers clash with police as protests erupt across Kerala against two women's entry into Lord Ayyappa shrine
6 years ago

Sabarimala row: BJP workers clash with police as protests erupt across Kerala against two women's entry into Lord Ayyappa shrine

Firstpost  

Clashes broke out betweenBJP Mahila Morcha workers and the police on Wednesday after they tried to enter the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram to protest against two women’s entry into Sabarimala temple Thiruvananthapuram: Clashes broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha workers and the police on Wednesday after they tried to enter the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. Social activist Trupti …

Women in Sabarimala: Bindu and Kanakadurga Usher in a New Dawn
6 years ago

Women in Sabarimala: Bindu and Kanakadurga Usher in a New Dawn

The Quint  

One would also be mistaken to think that the wall was only about Sabarimala – it was much larger than that, the dissent carries the stardust of bigger dreams and greater ambitions that the women of the state have within them. Before Bindu and Kanakadugra stepped into Sabarimala, there have been stories of privileged women being permitted to enter the …

'Purification' ritual at Sabarimala after 2 women in their 40s enter hill shrine sparks debate; protests erupt in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram
6 years ago

'Purification' ritual at Sabarimala after 2 women in their 40s enter hill shrine sparks debate; protests erupt in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram

Firstpost  

Massive protests were reported in Kochi and Thiruvanathapuram in Kerala after reports claimed two women under the age of 50 have entered Sabarimala late on Tuesday night. Massive protests were reported in Kochi and Thiruvanathapuram and other districts in Kerala after reports claimed two women under the age of 50 have entered Sabarimala late on Tuesday night. Prominent writer NS …

Sabarimala LIVE: Statewide Strike in Kerala Tomorrow Over Entry of Women Devotees in Shrine
6 years ago

Sabarimala LIVE: Statewide Strike in Kerala Tomorrow Over Entry of Women Devotees in Shrine

News 18  

Sabarimala LIVE Updates: Kochi and Thiruvanathapuram were among four places where protests erupted after two women devotees of menstruating age entered Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple on Wednesday, scripting history after the Supreme Court verdict allowing entry to women of all ages into the Lord Ayyappa shrine. “Have the Communists desecrated Sabarimala shrine by facilitating entry of women of restricted age group …

Two women under 50 years of age enter Sabarimala temple
6 years ago

Two women under 50 years of age enter Sabarimala temple

The Hindu  

Two young women entered the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala under police cover in the early hours of Wednesday, triggering anti-government protests across the State. Chandran Unnithan, a BJP worker, was killed when a protest march taken out by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi in the palace town of Pandalam was pelted with stones by miscreants. “Yes, they have had darshan.” …

Kerala stunned as two women break Sabarimala’s faith barrier
6 years ago

Kerala stunned as two women break Sabarimala’s faith barrier

Live Mint  

Kozhikode: Two women in their 40s created history by entering Kerala’s Sabarimala temple on Wednesday, breaching the shrine’s traditional ban on women of menstrual age and leaving the state shaken by protests. A Supreme Court order overturning the Sabarimala women ban in September led to protests by Hindu groups, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, with an eye on the 2019 …

Sabarimala row: Women activists make failed bid to enter shrine; Kerala govt, court-appointed panel pass buck
6 years ago

Sabarimala row: Women activists make failed bid to enter shrine; Kerala govt, court-appointed panel pass buck

Firstpost  

A human wall erected by devotees and right-wing Hindu activists at Sabarimala has once again foiled the government’s effort to facilitate the entry of women in the temple. After right-wing Hindu outfits aborted the Kerala government’s move to implement the 28 September Supreme Court verdict on women’s entry in the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple, the state government is all set …

Sabarimala updates | Women retreat after facing stiff resistance, police arrest protesters
6 years ago

Sabarimala updates | Women retreat after facing stiff resistance, police arrest protesters

The Hindu  

The Sabarimala foothills in Pampa on Sunday witnessed high drama as hundreds of devotees blocked paths and chased away a group of 11 women escorted to the hill shrine by the police. — PTI 2:30 pm Arrival of women well-planned: BJP leader K. Surendran As the Pandalam royal family, attached to the Ayyappa temple, and the Opposition BJP accused the …

Protestors block 11 women out of the 50-member group women from an NGO who tried to trek the Sabarimala shrine
6 years ago

Protestors block 11 women out of the 50-member group women from an NGO who tried to trek the Sabarimala shrine

Op India  

Protests have erupted once again at Pamba, the foothills of the Sabarimala temple, on Sunday as 11 women all below the age 50 years tried to trek the hilltop shrine. The women belong to Manithi, a Chennai based outfit that reportedly works for women empowerment, which had announced that 50 women from their NGO would be visiting the Lord Ayyappa …

Sabarimala: At least 30 women from rights group to attempt visit to shrine on Sunday; govt guarantees security
6 years ago

Sabarimala: At least 30 women from rights group to attempt visit to shrine on Sunday; govt guarantees security

Firstpost  

Around 30 to 40 women from a Chennai-based rights group are expected to reach Sabarimala on Sunday, in another attempt to enter the iconic Kerala shrine. A number of unsuccessful attempts have been made by female activists and devotees to access the shrine after the Supreme Court’s 28 September verdict, which overruled the decades-old ban on the entry of women …

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