Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala unit of Shiv Sena on Saturday threatened to stage mass suicides if women in 10-50 age group are allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. P. Aji, a senior Shiv Sena leader, told IANS here that their “suicide squads” comprising men and women above 50 are[Read More…]
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Sabarimala verdict: Supreme Court lifts ban on entry of women in temple; “Patriarch cannot win over faith’, says CJI
Supreme Court lifts centuries’ old prohibition of women between ages 10 and 50 from entering Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Friday. “The practice in Sabarimala temple violates the rights of Hindu women. It has to be in harmony with the Constitution” said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The verdict[Read More…]
Huge rush at Kerala’s Sabarimala temple; wait to get “darshan” is 8 hours
Authorities are finding it tough to manage the massive rush of pilgrims at the famed Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, said temple authorities. The wait for a pilgrim to get a “darshan” is eight hours, said a temple official. “The rush has reached its peak. All pilgrims have been instructed[Read More…]
Allow all women inside Sabarimala temple : Kerala government to SC
The Kerala government on Monday said to the Supreme Court that women of all age groups should be allowed inside the sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala temple. Following this, the court posted the next hearing in the matter for February 20. Earlier,Kerala Devaswam Minister Kadakampally Surendran had in June said that[Read More…]