Tag: Sabarimala temple

SC declines to stay its verdict allowing women of all ages into Sabarimala temple

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to stay its verdict which allowed entry of women of all age groups into Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked a lawyer, who was seeking stay on its Sabarimala verdict, to wait till January 22 […]

Trupti Desai says will visit Sabarimala temple on Nov 17

Thiruvananthapuram : Social activist Trupti Desai said Wednesday she would visit the Sabarimala temple, which saw frenzied protests from devotees against the Supreme Court’s decision to allow women of all ages to offer prayers, with six other women in the 10-50 age group on Saturday. The Lord Ayyappa shrine […]

SC declines to stay its verdict allowing women of all ages into Sabarimala temple

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to stay its verdict which allowed entry of women of all age groups into Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked a lawyer, who was seeking stay on its Sabarimala verdict, to wait till January 22 […]

Supreme Court to review lifting of Sabarimala temple ban on women of menstruating age

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to review its ruling that removed a ban on women of menstruating age from entering a centuries-old Hindu temple in Kerala, following widespread protests against the decision. Thousands of people have been demonstrating against the Supreme Court’s decision in […]

TV cameraman attacked in Sabarimala temple

Sabarimala (Kerala), Nov 6:  A cameraman of a Malayalam television news channel was attacked, allegedly by angry devotees, at the Lord Ayyappa temple complex here Tuesday when he was filming a protest organised to prevent the entry of a woman, whom they suspected to be of menstrual age. Hundreds […]

Sabarimala temple opens Monday, pilgrims protest at Erumeli

Nilackal(Ker) : As the Lord Ayyappa temple is all set to open Monday evening for a monthly puja, a thick security cover is in place in and around Sabarimala, which had witnessed protests last month after the Supreme Court permitted women of menstrual age group to offer prayers at […]

Hindu groups return to Sabarimala temple to block women from entering

NILAKKAL, India- Conservative Hindu groups including youth members of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party returned to the Sabarimala temple on Thursday to block women from entering for a second day, in defiance of a court ruling that says banning them is illegal. For centuries, the Sabarimala temple in […]

Protesters stop females ages 10 to 50 from entering temple

NEW DELHI — A temple in southern India and one of the world’s largest Hindu pilgrimage centers opened its doors to females of menstruating age on Wednesday to comply with a Supreme Court ruling, but women weren’t able to enter as hundreds of protesters fought street battles with […]

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