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2 women who managed to Sabarimala enter, asks for protection from SC

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram : Senior advocate Indira Jaising, representing Bindu and Kanakadurga of Kerala, said the women should be provided safer haven at a secret address so that no threat against them would turn into a reality. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has agreed to urgently hear on Friday a plea by the two women who managed to enter the Sabarimala temple in the thick of violent protests, for protection of their lives.

The petition said women of every age should be allowed to enter the temple without “any let or hindrance, without danger to life ans liberty and to ensure security and safe passage, police security to women wishing to enter Sabarimala temple in future”.

It said the temple authorities should “not conduct the rite of purification or shut down the temple”. Such reactions from the temple authorities violated the fundamental rights of life, dignity, freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination of women. Ms. Jaising said one of the two women was scared for their lives and one of them was even attacked at her home.

The women were reportedly the first to break the cordon of protesters who had camped along the pilgrimage trail and physically prevented women from entering the temple during this Mandala-Makaravilakku season that ended on January 14.

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SC says Sabarimala tradition age-old, declines women’s plea

The Supreme Court Friday declined to pass an order on a plea by two women — Bindu and Fathima — to allow them entry into the Sabarimala temple.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde and comprising Justices Surya Kant and B.R. Gavai said: “We will endeavour to constitute a seven-judge bench at the earliest, and these matters would be taken up after the decision of this bench.

“Every woman who wants to go, must go. But, the situation in the country becomes explosive, we don’t want any violence. There is a judgement, but it is not the last word on the issue”, said the Chief Justice.

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"Bindu was aware that she faced discrimination both as a woman and as a Dalit. She described the act of purification of the temple, post their entry, as proof of untouchability. Being a lawyer, she was acutely aware that untouchability had been abolished and expressly prohibited by Article 17 of the Constitution of India, and that she had the right to non-discrimination based on sex and caste, and therefore that she had the right to enter the temple."

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Bindu, a social worker, says that he has not visited the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple now .. but ..?

Bindu, a social worker, says that he has not visited the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple now .. but ..?

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Kozhikode:Social worker Bindu Ammini said that he is determined not to go to Sabarimala anymore. She said that she had previously gone to the police to complain with family activists if she was threatened, but the police could not give her justice. Bindu revealed that he had advised Koilandi to file a…

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Menstruation is Far From Taboo in Hinduism

By: Sunila Goray Raj (edited by : Surinder Jain) Menstruation is Far From Taboo in Hinduism.   There is so much to be said about it all – but here I only want to focus on the leftist’s latest favorite topic : Menstruation.   A survey conducted in USA in 1981 showed that a substantial majority of U.S. adults and adolescents believed that it is socially unacceptable to discuss menstruation, especially in mixed company. Many believed that it is unacceptable to discuss menstruation even within the family. Studies in the early 1980s showed that nearly all girls in the United States believed that girls should not talk about menstruation with boys, while more than one-third of girls did not believe it appropriate to discuss menstruation with their father.   In Hindu culture, a girl who achieved menarche, or her first period, was feted, and pampered at a ceremony where family and close friends gathered and lavished gifts on her. The girl would be bathed in fragrant water after applying oil, turmeric etc. she would be bedecked in fine clothes, flowers and ornaments – and her feet would be washed. This is because Hinduism celebrates, and does not abhor menstruation. The Shakti philosophy upholds it as a gift which is responsible for creation of life.    

Devotees singing in front of Kamakhya temple   The Kamakhya Temple in Assam celebrates the annual menstruation of the Goddess – and there is no idol there, just a structure that resembles the yoni, or the female symbol of creation.The Chengannur Temple in Kerala has a tradition of bathing the idol in a grand ceremony after her ‘period’ is over. According to the Kalika Purana, Kamakhya Temple denotes the spot where Sati used to retire in secret to satisfy her amour with Shiva, and it was also the place where her yoni (genital) fell after Shiva danced with the corpse of Sati. It mentions Kamakhya as one of four primary shakti peethas: the others being the Vimala Temple within the Jagannath Temple complex in Puri, Odisha; Tara Tarini) Sthana Khanda (Breasts), near Brahmapur, Odisha, and Dakhina Kalika in Kalighat, Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, originated from the limbs of the Corpse of Mata Sati.    The temple remains closed for three days during the Ambubachi mela for it is believed that mother earth becomes unclean for three days like the traditional women's menstrual seclusion. During these three days some restrictions are observed by the devotees like not cooking, not performing puja or reading holy books, no farming etc. After three days devi Kamakhya is bathed and other rituals are performed to ensure that the devi retrieves her purity. Then the doors of the temple are reopened and prasad is distributed. On the fourth day the devotees are allowed to enter the temple and worship devi Kamakhya.   Many religions have menstruation-related traditions, for example: Islam prohibits sexual contact with women during menstruation in the 2nd chapter of the Quran. In Judaism, a woman during menstruation is called Niddah and may be banned from certain actions. Western civilization, which has been predominantly Christian, has a history of menstrual taboos. Some Christian denominations, including many authorities of the Eastern Orthodox Church and some parts of the Oriental Orthodox Church advise women not to receive communion during their menstrual period. In certain branches of Japanese Buddhism, menstruating women are banned from attending temples. In Japan, the religion of Shinto, the Kami, the spirits they worship, would not grant wishes if you had traces of blood, dirt, or death on you. In some portions of South Asia, there is a menstrual taboo, with it frequently being considered impure. Restrictions on movement, behaviour and eating are frequently placed. The Yurok in North America practiced menstrual seclusion. Yurok women used a small hut near the main house.   BONUS FACT: Hinduism is the only mainstream religion which worships God in the female form – for wealth (Lakshmi), education (saraswati), and courage too (Durga) – we worship Goddesses. What greater women empowerment can there be? To accuse Hinduism of gender disparity is beyond ridiculous!   An orchestrated effort is being made, or should I say, has been made for several years now, to denigrate Hindu customs and culture. In the whole uproar over Sabarimala, the issue being tom-tommed by pseudo liberals is Women’s rights – gender equality, and especially the whole taboo surrounding menstruation – and all of it is nothing but a distortion, and concoction, where the narrative is being twisted to suit the agenda of certain vested interests.   In the West, media houses like the BBC and CNN are upholding Kanakadurga and Bindu, who pretended to be transgenders, and were whisked into Sabarimala in ambulances with the support of plains clothes cops, as ‘defenders of women’s rights’. I do not know if I should shake my head, or tear my hair out in frustration.   With the advent of western education, especially missionary education, Hindus were made to feel that this whole ceremony is horrendous – how can you announce that your daughter has now started menstruating, what an embarrassment, how orthodox, what a shameful ritual, how backward – these were the things we were told. And instead of trying to resist, and make others understand what this ceremony meant, and its deep significance – we (me included) hung our heads in shame, relented, and agreed with them.   Today hardly anybody performs this ceremony for their daughters, because we were taught by those who came from outside that it is taboo, and shameful. We also joined the bandwagon which proclaimed menstruation to be ‘filthy’.   Irony is that today, those very people who first advocated the stopping of ‘shameful and orthodox’ rituals of celebrating menstruation, are mocking Hindus about women entering Sabarimala and turning it into a ‘menstruation taboo’ issue, whereas clearly, it is not that at all. Today, those very same people are trying to prove themselves as modern and as the harbinger of women’s rights and equality by conducting a festival dedicated to menstruation – styled ‘Aarpo Aarthavam’. It is laughable! The hypocrisy is just unbelievable.   So please stop trying to fool gullible people, because there are still many of us who know the truth. Read the full article

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নতুন বছরের শুরুতেই সূচনা হল এক নতুন অধ্যায়ের। চিরাচরিত প্রথা ভেঙে শবরীমালা মন্দিরে প্রবেশ করলেন দুই চল্লিশোর্ধ মহিলা কণকদূর্গা ও বিন্দু। সেই সঙ্গেই অবসান হল ১০ থেকে ৫০ বছরের মধ্যে বয়সের মহিলাদের মন্দিরে প্রবেশে নিষেধাজ্ঞার। বুধবার ভোর ৩.৪৫ নাগাদ মন্দিরে প্রবেশ করেন ওই দুই মহিলা। এর পর আয়াপ্পা দর্শন করে পুজো দিয়ে ফিরে আসেন তারা। তাদের নিরাপত্তার স্বার্থে ছিল পুলিসের বিশেষ একটি দল।

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#SabarimalaTemple #Sabarimala #LordAyappa 2 Women Below 50 Entered Sabarimala Temple Though the Supreme Court ordered for the entry of women into Sabarimala temple, no one dared to enter.

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Hindistan'da kadın zinciri

Hindistan'ın Kerala eyaletinde yaklaşık 5 milyon kadın, Hinduizm'in en önemli tapınaklarından olan Sabarimala'ya kadınların girebilmesi ve cinsiyetçi yasağı protesto etmek için için 620 kilometrelik bir kadın zinciri oluşturdu.

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Hindistan'ın güneyindeki Kerala eyaletinde, milyonlarca kadın cinsiyetçi yasakları protesto etti.

Regl dönemindeki kadınların 'kirli' olduğu gerekçesi ile 10-50 yaş arası kız çocuklarının ve kadınların Hinduizm'in en büyük tapınaklarından biri olan Sabarimala Tağınağı'na girmesi yasak. Kadınlar, cinsiyetçi yasağa karşı 1 Ocak 2019 Salı günü kadın zinciri oluşturarak yasağı protesto etti.

Yaklaşık 5 milyon kadın 620 kilometrelik zinciri oluşturarark cinsiyet eşitliğini savundu ve zincir, eyaletin kuzeyinden güneyine uzandı.

KADINLAR YASAĞI KALDIRMAYA KARARLI

Hindistan Yüksek Mahkemesi 2018'in Eylül ayında yasağın kaldırılmasına karar vermiş ancak tapınağa girmeye çalışan kadınlar Hindular tarafından engellenmişti.

Çarşamba sabahı erken saatlerde elli yaşın altındali Bindu ve Kanaka Durga adındaki iki kadın tapınağa giren ilk kadınlar oldu. Aynı kadınlar geçtiğimiz yine ay tapınağa girmeye çalışmış ancak Hindu protestocular tarafından engellenmişti.

'HİÇBİR DÜŞÜNCE KADINLARI DURDURAMAZ'

BBC Hintçe'ye konuşan genç protestocu Kavita Das, "Bu kadınların ne kadar güçlü olduğunu, birbirimize nasıl destek olabildiğimizi göstermenin çok güzel bir yolu. Tapınağa her yaştan kadının girebilmesi hakkını savunuyorum. Hiçbir gelenek ya da geri kalmış düşünce kadınları durduramaz. İbadet etmek isteyen herkesin buna hakkı var" dedi.

Mahkeme kararının uygulanması ve cinsiyetçi yasağın kalkması için oluşturulan "kadın duvarı" eyalette iktidarda olan sol eğilimli parti tarafından desteklendi.

Ancak Hindistan'ın iktidar partisi Bharatiya Janata (BJP) mahkeme kararının Hindistan'ın "değerlerine bir saldırı" olduğunu savunuyor. Çoğunluğunu Hinduların oluşturduğu BJP dini açıdan ayrılıkçı politikalar izliyor.

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Sept Verdict Isn't Last Word, Says SC as Kerala Woman Moves Court After Being Stopped to Visit Sabarimala

Sept Verdict Isn’t Last Word, Says SC as Kerala Woman Moves Court After Being Stopped to Visit Sabarimala

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Bindu Ammini was attacked outside the office of the police commissioner for her bid to visit the hilltop shrine at Sabarimala.

Illustration by Mir Suhail/News18.com New Delhi:September judgment on Sabarimala issue is “not the last word”, the Chief Justice of India said on Thursday while hearing a plea mentioned to it by a Kerala woman who was allegedly prevented from…

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Court likely to hear next week pleas by two women, Bindu Ammini and Rehana Fathima, on visit to temple Follow @tarunmitr.newspaper #binduammini #rehanafathima #sabarimala #supremecourt #highcourt #newdelhi #india (at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5r7rStJ5WY/?igshid=1phvakiqa0xuu

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Sabarimala: CJI Bobde says 2018 judgment not the ‘last word’ as issue has been referred to a larger Bench Court likely to hear next week pleas by Bindu Ammini and Rehana Fathima, on visit to temple…

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WATCH: 'Unclean' female activist pepper sprayed for daring to enter Hindu temple

WATCH: ‘Unclean’ female activist pepper sprayed for daring to enter Hindu temple

A man pepper sprayed a female activist in the south Indian state of Kerala for attempting a trek to the controversial Sabarimala Temple in Kochi.

Bindu Ammini, the activist in question, was among the first women to enter the temple of the ‘celibate Hindu deity’ that traditionally barred women of ‘menstruating’ age.

Their visit, in January this year, was made possible following a decision by…

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Bbc news Templo de Sabarimala: tribunal de India revisará fallo sobre entrada de mujeres

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Image caption Sabarimala is one of many most eminent Hindu temples within the nation

India's Supreme Court has agreed to appear at its landmark judgement allowing females of menstruating age to enter a controversial Hindu shrine.

A 5-pick bench closing year ruled that maintaining females out of the Sabarimala shrine within the southern articulate of Kerala turned into discriminatory.

The decision led to wide protests within the articulate.

Ladies who tried to enter the shrine had been either sent support or, in some circumstances, even assaulted.

The pass is more likely to madden females who fought exhausting to retract the accurate to enter the temple.

Hinduism regards menstruating females as unclean and bars them from participating in spiritual rituals.

Many temples bar females in some unspecified time in the future of their lessons and loads of non secular females voluntarily cease away, but Sabarimala had a blanket ban on all females between the ages of 10 and 50.

Bbc news What did the court docket say?

On Thursday the 5-pick bench, responding to dozens of evaluate petitions consuming the court docket's landmark judgement closing year, talked about that the topic would now be heard by a greater bench.

In doing so, on the opposite hand, it did now not cease its earlier inform. This implies females can still legally enter the temple.

However it with out a doubt's now not going to be easy for them.

Image caption Some females tried to enter the temple closing year

A temple legitimate welcomed the ruling and appealed to females to cease away.

Ladies attempting to enter the temple after the verdict closing year had been attacked by mobs blocking off the fashion.

Many checked vehicles heading in direction of the temple to leer if any females of a "menstruating age" - deemed to be those primitive between 10 and 50 years - had been attempting to enter.

Following Thursday's verdict, police in Kerala have appealed for collected, pronouncing that action will be taken "in opposition to other folks that web the laws into their have fingers". They added that social media accounts shall be beneath surveillance and those stoking spiritual tensions on-line shall be arrested.

Bbc news 'One step forward, two steps support'

Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhi

At present's verdict will attain as a wide disappointment to females's rights campaigners. Or now not it's a case of 1 step forward, two steps support.

In 2018, whereas lifting the ban on females's entry into the shrine, the Supreme Court had talked about that all individuals had the accurate to practice religion and that the ban turned into a create of "untouchability".

It turned into considered as a vastly innovative ruling and had given hope to females that they had been equal earlier than the laws and can now claim equality earlier than the gods too. What occurred in court docket this day has taken that sense away.

The Supreme Court has now not set up its earlier inform on preserve, but with the ambiguity over females's entry persevering with, it's extraordinarily likely they also can simply be kept out within the identify of maintaining peace.

With the case now to be reopened by a greater seven-pick bench, the fight will must be fought in some unspecified time in the future of all but again.

Bbc news Why is the temple so controversial?

Section of the violent opposition to the Supreme Court talk in self belief to reverse the temple's historical ban on females turned into because protesters felt the ruling goes in opposition to the needs of the deity, Lord Ayappa, himself.

Whereas most Hindu temples allow females to enter as lengthy as they're now not menstruating, the Sabarimala temple is weird and wonderful in that it turned into one of many few that did now not allow females in a tall age community to enter at all.

Hindu devotees say that the ban on females coming into Sabarimala is now not about menstruation alone - it's moreover constant with the desire of the deity who's believed to have laid down obvious suggestions about the pilgrimage to sight his blessings.

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Image caption The entry of females into the Sabarimala temple sparked offended scenes

Yearly, millions of male devotees dart up a steep hill, assuredly barefoot, to chat about with the shrine. They moreover undertake a rigorous 41-day rapid, abstaining from smoking, alcohol, meat, intercourse and contact with menstruating females earlier than they delivery the plod.

Ladies's rights campaigners who appealed to the Supreme Court to web the ban talked about that this practice violated equality guaranteed beneath India's constitution. They added that it turned into prejudiced in opposition to females and their accurate to love.

Supporters of the ban argued that the practice had been in pause for hundreds of years, and there turned into no must switch it now.

Bbc news So, had been any females ready to enter closing year?

In January, two females defied protesters and entered the shrine.

Kanakadurga, 39, and Bindu Ammini, 40, made historical past when they entered the Sabarimala shrine - but had been met with wide protests after.

Honest-soar groups, supported by India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP), demanded a articulate-broad shutdown after, and companies and transportation turned into paralysed.

Across the articulate hundreds had been arrested, and now not decrease than one person turned into killed in clashes.

In an interview with the BBC, the females talked about they felt it most foremost to uphold females's rights and they weren't stricken of mobs "inflamed" by their actions.

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Media captionOne in all the females who defied protesters to enter the Sabarimala temple says she has 'no difficulty'

"I'm now not stricken. However at any time when females manufacture any progress, society has constantly made loads of noise," Ms Kanakadurga educated the BBC in January.

However their decision to enter the temple moreover got right here at heavy private cost.

She alleged that she had been beaten by her mother-in-lawsand abandoned. She has since filed for divorce.

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2,500 police deployed as temple at the center of gender dispute opens its doors

New Delhi (CNN)Thousands of police have been deployed in the southern Indian state of Kerala as a centuries-old temple at the center of an ongoing, and sometimes violent, gender dispute prepares to open its doors for the annual pilgrimage season.

But that decision is now in question, after the Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review its landmark ruling.

It’s unclear whether women will be allowed to enter the temple when it opens its doors Saturday, although the Supreme Court said Thursday that its September 2018 decision — that the ban on women entering was discriminatory — remained in force.

Around 2,500 police were deployed Saturday — and more may be deployed if required, Lokanath Behera, the Director General of Police in Kerala, told CNN Friday.

During the last pilgrimage season in January, violent protests erupted across Kerala state, leaving at least one person dead and prompting police to deploy tear gas and a water cannon. Women who tried to enter the shrine were told to go back and, in some cases, assaulted.

Indian women form human chain for equality

In its decision Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered the state government to “take steps to secure the confidence of the community in order to ensure the fulfillment of constitutional values.”

“Organized acts of resistance to thwart the implementation of this judgment must be put down firmly,” the ruling added.

Rahul Easwar, a right-wing Hindu activist who petitioned to overturn the September 2018 ruling, called Thursday’s decision a “step in the right direction.”

“There is an implicit admission that the earlier verdict should be reviewed,” he told reporters Thursday. “We hope that the Sabrimala culture and belief will be protected.”

In September 2018, the ban was reviewed by a five judges — it will now be sent to a seven-judge bench for consideration.

Why was there a ban on women?

The Sabarimala shrine, thought to be more than 800 years old, is considered the spiritual home of Lord Ayyappa, a Hindu god of growth.

Supporters of the ban on women of menstrual age argue that since Ayyappa is considered celibate, allowing “impure” women into the temple is disrespectful.

Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran has said that Sabarimala is not a place for activists to display their activism and said the government would not encourage such women who want to visit the shrine for publicity. Those who want to visit the temple can procure a court order to enter the temple, he said.

But people who oppose the ban say that it was a form of discrimination done in the name of tradition.

Earlier this year, Subhashini Ali, a member of the Indian Communist Party that governs Kerala and a participant in the protest, said women fighting for their rights to access the temple would “change the conversation around gender.”

“It is an issue important for women and democracy,” Ali said.

In January, Bindu Ammini, a law lecturer, and Kanakadurga, a local government employee, made history when they became the first women to enter the shrine after the ban was lifted.

The temple was later closed for an hour to allow priests time to purify the site following their visit.

The pair had previously attempted to enter the temple in December but were stopped by mobs of angry hardliners shouting and blocking their path. After Ammini and Kanakadurga visited in January, both went into hiding.

A long history

The Supreme Court judgment allowing women inside the Sabarimala Temple was the culmination of a decades-long battle.

The prohibition was first challenged before the Kerala High Court in August 1991, with the high court ruling that only a priest could make the decision on allowing women access to the site.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared to side with the conservative protesters who want to bar women from the temple. In an interview with Indian news agency ANI, Modi pointed to the fact that some temples do not allow men inside, though he did not cite specific examples.

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has previously voiced opposition to the Supreme Court’s decision.

Amit Shah, the leader of the BJP, has characterized the debate as one between people of faith and an oppressive state government in Kerala.

The BJP has historically espoused Hindu-nationalist positions, and some of its more extreme candidates have been accused of being anti-Muslim.

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Should Women Of All Ages Be Allowed To Enter?

Tantalum and rose gold ring Monaco fc roster 2015. Then, in the early morning hours of January 2, lawyer Bindu Ammini and Dalit activist Kanakadurga, both women in their 40s, managed to ascend one of Sabarimala's processional routes and enter the main temple while remaining unnoticed among the crowd , with four plainclothes police officers in tow.

The temple tantri and officials had said they would close the shrine if any female devotee from the age group 10 to 50 tried to enter the sanctum sanctorum from October 17 to 22, when the temple was open for the monthly puja, saying it was against the centuries-old temple's tradition.

If things go as per plan, 'aravana', the jaggery dessert offered at Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple, 'unniyappam', the sweet ball prepared at Kottarakkara Ganapathy Temple and 'palpayasam' and milk porridge at Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna shrine will get patent rights under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act.

Lustily chanting "Swamiya Saranam Ayyappa" hailing the Lord, women devotees picketed the road at Nilackal and checked buses and private vehicles for girls and women of the "banned" age group and forced them to abandon their pilgrimage to the shrine which also involved a 6-km arduous hill trek.

Several women try sneaking in. Some come dressed as men but we can spot them just by looking at their face,” claimed a security guard at the Sabarimala temple, as reported in an old India Today story The Sabarimala temple, an immensely popular pilgrimage place, is located in the hills of Kerala in southern India and devoted to a Hindu god, Ayyappa (Ayyappan).

The devotees belonging to all denominations in Kerala and other parts of the country and even outside the country are on a path of continuous and unabated agitation subsequent to the Supreme Court judgment granting entry to young women at the Sabarimala Temple against the wish of the large majority of devotees.

Many women in Kerala seem to want the status quo, where they get to go only after the age of 50. Padma Pillai, from Ready to Wait, a group of women who believe in waiting for menopause before going to Sabarimala, says that the courts shouldn't intervene on this kind of religious matter,Sabarimala Temple Opening dates since not being allowed into Sabarimala doesn't cause any harm to the body, mind or even spiritual goals of a woman.” The Chennai-based People for Dharma is one of many groups who have filed petitions asking for a review of the judgement, which the Supreme Court will hear on Jan.

Then a dip in the cold Pampa river, a wholy bath and performing pitru darpanam (offering to ones' departed soul) the pilgrims start their ascent towards the hill Neelimala after worshipping at the temple of Lord Ganapathi, Lord Rama (avathar of Balaji) and Lord Hanuman.

Referring to the presiding deity of Sabarimala temple, Lord Ayyappa as Naishtika Bramhachari, the spiritual leader said that it is as per His wish and Will at the time of Samadhi that the tradition at the temple has been followed and respected by his devotees.

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🇮🇳 India's Women Warriors | 101 East by Al Jazeera English Millions of pilgrims from across India flock to one of the country's most sacred Hindu shrines every year. But Sabarimala Temple has long been off-limits to almost half the world's population. Women aged between 10 and 50 are considered impure by the hardline Hindu men who come to the temple to worship. "Women cannot follow the rituals," says Aswani Dev, an ardent devotee. "A woman is an object that jeopardises the mind of a man." But now some female devotees have had enough. Emboldened by a recent court decision to revoke the ban on women, law professor Bindu Ammini, and her friend Kanaka Durga became the first women to enter the forbidden temple since the Supreme Court ruling. "My fight is for gender justice … against the fact that women face discrimination just because of menstruation," Bindu tells 101 East. "And against the society which believes in such regressive customs. That is why I entered the temple." But Bindu's actions enraged Hindu hardliners. Violent demonstrations ended in thousands of arrests and the death of a protester. Death threats forced Bindu to leave her family and go into hiding. She now has 24-hour police protection. Yet she remains as determined as ever. "I'm not somebody who runs away out of fear … There are many who support me now. Now I am stronger than ever before." 101 East meets the brave women challenging tradition in the name of equality and the men determined to stop them. More from 101 East on: YouTube - http://aje.io/101eastYT Facebook - https://ift.tt/1LxPRQe Twitter - http://twitter.com/aj101east Instagram - https://ift.tt/1jwNcQb Website - https://ift.tt/1IjJUHX