Two women aged below 50 have entered the Sabarimala sanctorum in Kerala on Wednesday. This is the first time a woman of a menstrual age has entered the shrine. The shrine which has been kept out of bounds for women in their menstrual age was made open by a Supreme[Read More…]
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Sabarimala temple to close on Monday night after monthly rituals
The Sabarimala temple to be closed on Monday night after monthly rituals as a relief to the authorities who have been on a stand-off with devotees protesting the women (menstrual age) entry into the Lord Ayyappa temple. So far, no woman aged between 10 and 15 has succeeded in reaching[Read More…]
Actor turned politician Rajinikanth defends ‘Tradition’ over women’s entry in Sabarimala
Chennai: South Actor turned politician Rajinikanth on Saturday said that one should maintain ‘Caution’ over women’s entry in Sabarimala, years old tradition being followed, in a response to the Supreme Court verdict on entry of women of all age groups into the temple premise in Kerala, which followed a violent[Read More…]
Sabarimala Protest: Main priest threatens to shut temple if women are allowed
Sabarimala temple chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru threatened to shut the shrine and hand over the keys to the temple management if women in the menstruating age climb up the 18 steps of the temple. According to him, the step has been decided only after consulting with the Royal family of[Read More…]