The state BJP on Tuesday observed a state-wide protest against the manner in which the devotees were “roughed-up” in and around the Sabarimala temple town last week when they did not allow a woman devotee in the age group of …
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4 women seeking to enter Sabarimala temple sent back by protesters
Four women hailing from Andhra Pradesh were on their way to the Samarimala temple to pray to the presiding deity Lord Ayyappa, when angry protesters blocked their path on Sunday and turned them away. At 10 a.m., two women accompanied …
Read More »Women skip Sabarimala temple after huge protests
Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women on Friday to call off their journey towards the Lord Ayyappa shrine. At 10.50 am, Kavita, the Hyderabad-based journalist and her …
Read More »Shiv Sena threatens mass suicides if women enter Sabarimala
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, here that their “suicide squads” …
Read More »SC refers Sabarimala temple’s ban on women to Constitution Bench
The temple, built in the 12th century, is located in Pathanamthitta district and is dedicated to Lord Ayappa The Supreme Court on Friday referred to a Constitution Bench the question whether a ban on the entry of women in the …
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