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"Rooted In Tradition, Not Discrimination": Centre On Women In Sabarimala
The ban on women (between ages 10-50) at Sabarimala stems from Lord Ayyappa's nature as Naishtika Brahmachari, not impurity or inferiority, the Centre said in written submission filed ahead of the hearing.
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Sabarimala Verdict Not "Final" Yet, Larger Bench To Decide: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today said its 2018 verdict allowing entry of girls and women of all ages into the Ayyappa temple at Kerala's Sabarimala was not the "final word" as the matter was referred to a larger bench.
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Thousands Offer Prayers At Sabarimala Temple Amid Row Over Women Entry
The Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala witnessed heavy rush of devotees on Sunday on the second day of the annual two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku puja pilgrimage season which began on November 16.
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Sabarimala Temple Opens Amid Row Over Women Of All Ages Visiting Shrine
The Sabarimala temple opened at 5 pm today for the 41-day annual pilgrimage season, hours after 10 women from Andhra Pradesh were sent back from the hill shrine in Kerala this afternoon. The state government on Friday said the shrine is "no place for activism" and activists hoping to make a statement by going on the pilgrimage will not be given pol...
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Entry In Sabarimala Not Banned, Says Woman Who First Visited Temple
Kanakadurga, who created history by praying at the Sabarimala temple on January 2, welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on Thursday, which referred the issue of entry of women into the temple and other religious places to a larger seven-judge bench.
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At Ground Zero Of Sabarimala, BJP Trying To Loosen Grip Of Left, Congress
The traditionally bipolar election to the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency, ground zero of the Sabarimala agitation, has gone triangular this time with the BJP hoping to win over voters who are opposed to implementation of the Supreme Court order on entry of women in the hill shrine.
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"Nothing Will Stop Me": Woman Who Entered Sabarimala Resolve To Do It Again
Two Kerala women -- Bindu and Kanakadurga -- who are facing social boycott and exclusion for entering the Sabarimala shrine, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday about their resolve to enter the temple again on its opening on February 12.
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"Will Respect Sabarimala Verdict": Temple Board's U-Turn In Supreme Court
In a U-turn, the board controlling Kerala's Sabarimala temple told the Supreme Court today that it supports the entry of women of all ages at the famous hill shrine. The board is controlled by the state's Left-led government, which has opposed any review of the top court's September order that opened the temple doors to women between the ages of 10...
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Temple Purification Not Due To Entry Of Women, Claims Sabarimala Priest
The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.
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Travel Advisories Over Sabarimala Violence "Insulting": Kerala Minister
The tourism minister of Kerala said that the travel advisories issued by the US and the UK, asking their citizens to be cautious while visiting the state, were an insult to the southern state. The travel advisories by the US and the UK came in the backdrop of incidents of violent protests in Kerala over the entry of women into the Lord Ayyappa Shri...
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"Rooted In Tradition, Not Discrimination": Centre On Women In Sabarimala
The ban on women (between ages 10-50) at Sabarimala stems from Lord Ayyappa's nature as Naishtika Brahmachari, not impurity or inferiority, the Centre said in written submission filed ahead of the hearing.
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Sabarimala Verdict Not "Final" Yet, Larger Bench To Decide: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today said its 2018 verdict allowing entry of girls and women of all ages into the Ayyappa temple at Kerala's Sabarimala was not the "final word" as the matter was referred to a larger bench.
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Thousands Offer Prayers At Sabarimala Temple Amid Row Over Women Entry
The Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala witnessed heavy rush of devotees on Sunday on the second day of the annual two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku puja pilgrimage season which began on November 16.
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Sabarimala Temple Opens Amid Row Over Women Of All Ages Visiting Shrine
The Sabarimala temple opened at 5 pm today for the 41-day annual pilgrimage season, hours after 10 women from Andhra Pradesh were sent back from the hill shrine in Kerala this afternoon. The state government on Friday said the shrine is "no place for activism" and activists hoping to make a statement by going on the pilgrimage will not be given pol...
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Entry In Sabarimala Not Banned, Says Woman Who First Visited Temple
Kanakadurga, who created history by praying at the Sabarimala temple on January 2, welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on Thursday, which referred the issue of entry of women into the temple and other religious places to a larger seven-judge bench.
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At Ground Zero Of Sabarimala, BJP Trying To Loosen Grip Of Left, Congress
The traditionally bipolar election to the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency, ground zero of the Sabarimala agitation, has gone triangular this time with the BJP hoping to win over voters who are opposed to implementation of the Supreme Court order on entry of women in the hill shrine.
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"Nothing Will Stop Me": Woman Who Entered Sabarimala Resolve To Do It Again
Two Kerala women -- Bindu and Kanakadurga -- who are facing social boycott and exclusion for entering the Sabarimala shrine, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday about their resolve to enter the temple again on its opening on February 12.
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"Will Respect Sabarimala Verdict": Temple Board's U-Turn In Supreme Court
In a U-turn, the board controlling Kerala's Sabarimala temple told the Supreme Court today that it supports the entry of women of all ages at the famous hill shrine. The board is controlled by the state's Left-led government, which has opposed any review of the top court's September order that opened the temple doors to women between the ages of 10...
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Temple Purification Not Due To Entry Of Women, Claims Sabarimala Priest
The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.
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Travel Advisories Over Sabarimala Violence "Insulting": Kerala Minister
The tourism minister of Kerala said that the travel advisories issued by the US and the UK, asking their citizens to be cautious while visiting the state, were an insult to the southern state. The travel advisories by the US and the UK came in the backdrop of incidents of violent protests in Kerala over the entry of women into the Lord Ayyappa Shri...
