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On October 28, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra lifted the ban on entry of women of menstrual age into the shrine. (Photo: File | PTI)

Separate queues for women at Sabarimala temple ‘impractical’: Kerala govt

However, separate washrooms and bathing ghats would be provided for women worshippers, Kerala govt said.

01 Oct 2018 7:05 PM

Karppoorazhi procession is being taken out at Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. (Photo: PTI)

After SC order, non-brahmins hope to be Sabarimala priests

Narayanan has almost 20 years of experience as melsaanthi in various private temples in Kottayam district.

30 Sep 2018 5:39 AM

Temple plans to comply but will appeal

Temple Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru said though the verdict was “disappointing”, the management accepted it.

29 Sep 2018 6:26 AM

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra (Photo: PTI)

Giving entry for women won’t affect Hinduism: CJI

The CJI rejected the submission that devotees of Ayyappa constituted a separate section of Hindus.

29 Sep 2018 6:20 AM

Shani temple stir activist hails SC’s Sabarimala order

Unnikrishanan and Nair said that there was nothing to be happy about the SC verdict.

29 Sep 2018 2:38 AM

The Sabarimala verdict goes deeper, at least in the sense that the practice was centuries old and vested interests, accustomed to gender-based privilege, were at work against equality so much that a theological resolution was never made possible. (Photo: File)

A blow for gender equality in worship

Gender discrimination is historical baggage inherited from the dominance of males in society.

29 Sep 2018 12:28 AM

Rahul Easwar, the grandson of Sabarimala priest Kandararu Maheswararu, who died in May this year, said they were going for a review petition. (Photo: Facebook/ Rahul Easwar)

SC verdict 'unbalanced', will fight for lord Ayyappa's rights: Activist Rahul Easwar

SC lifted ban on entry of women in Sabarimala following a 20-year legal battle, ruling that patriarchy cannot be allowed to trump faith.

28 Sep 2018 5:00 PM

Supreme Court in its 4:1 verdict, said banning entry of women to Kerala's Sabrimala temple is gender discrimination and the practice violates rights of Hindu women. (Photo: ANI)

Allowing women of all ages in Sabrimala ‘disappointing’: Temple head priest

Rahul Easwar, President of the Ayyappa Dharma Sena, said they were going for a review petition.

28 Sep 2018 12:29 PM

Earlier, women said to be of menstrual age were restricted from entering the temple as its presiding deity, Lord Ayyappa is believed to be a staunch celibate.

SC allows women to finally enter Sabarimala; these 4 temples don't

SC ruled said banning entry of women into shrine is gender discrimination and practice violates rights of Hindu women.

28 Sep 2018 11:36 AM

Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Friday its verdict on a clutch of pleas challenging the ban on entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age into Sabarimala temple in Kerala. (Photo: File)

Will women be allowed to enter Sabarimala temple? SC verdict tomorrow

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra had reserved its judgement on August 1.

27 Sep 2018 8:14 PM

A picture of flooded Pampa around five kms from the shrine of Sabarimala

Why invoke name of god?

The Kerala floods are just another reminder of the fragility of the human condition.

22 Aug 2018 12:08 AM

Senior counsel for Kerala Jaideep Gupta in his concluding arguments made it clear that the state government was in favour of allowing the entry of women of all ages into Sabarimala Ayyappa temple without any restriction.

Supreme Court order on women’s ban in Sabarimala delayed

Currently, female devotees between the age group of 10 and 50 are not allowed to enter the temple.

02 Aug 2018 1:15 AM

At present, female devotees between the age group of 10 to 50 are not allowed entry to Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple. (Photo: File)

SC reserves verdict on women's entry in Sabarimala temple

Senior counsel for Kerala made clear that state govt was in favour of allowing entry of women of all ages to Sabarimala temple.

01 Aug 2018 5:24 PM

Counsel V K Biju argued that the policy not to allow women between the age of 10 and 50 is reflected in the rituals and practices of the temple. (Photo: sabarimala.kerala.gov.in)

Can’t exclude section of women from entering Sabarimala temple: SC

SC said temple can have rituals but by prescribing 41-day ritual condition, a section of women is discriminated amounting to exclusion.

31 Jul 2018 8:28 PM

The Kshetra Samrakshana Samiti urged Supreme Court not to tinker with the age-old custom and religious practice and said allowing women in the age group of 10 to 50 to enter the Ayyappa temple 'will lead to social tensions in Kerala.' (Photo: File)

Letting women in Sabarimala may lead to 'another Ayodhya': Petitioner to SC

Senior counsel Kailasanatha Pillay said though Samiti members are peace loving, yet 'I don’t want another Ayodhya in Kerala'.

26 Jul 2018 7:46 PM

Advocate Parasaran, appearing for Nair Society, one of the intervenors, said Sabarimala was a unique temple where other than Hindus, Christians, Muslims and even foreigners are allowed entry. (Photo: sabarimala.kerala.gov.in)

Lord Ayyappa doesn't want women in Sabarimala temple, says lawyer in SC

Lord Ayyappa deity in Sabarimala is celibate and does not want presence of women between 10-50 years, lawyer said.

25 Jul 2018 6:04 PM

Ban stems from patriarchy: Supreme Court

After reading out the historical evidence through texts, he submitted that the documents suggest that there is a practice on the basis of belief.

25 Jul 2018 1:58 AM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

SC’s Sabarimala ruling may be a landmark one

In the course of arguments, the five-judge bench has been saying there can be no discrimination on the basis of gender.

21 Jul 2018 12:20 AM

The SC bench was hearing a petition filed by Indian Young Lawyers Association and five other women advocates challenging the ban and seeking removal of the restrictions in the entry top Sabarimala temple. (Photo: File)

41-day penance indirect way to debar women from visiting Sabarimala: SC

The temple board justified restriction on entry of women in age group of 10 to 50 years saying Lord Ayyapa is a celibate.

19 Jul 2018 7:02 PM

Women in their menstruating age are restricted from entering the 12th century temple as its presiding deity, Lord Ayyappa, is considered to be a “Naisthik brahmachari”, celibate.. (Photo: File)

Women can pray in Sabarimala, ‘she has same right as a man’: SC

The temple’s Devaswom board has even made it mandatory for women to provide age proof before they are allowed in.

19 Jul 2018 5:51 AM

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