Two women of menstruating age, who attempted to trek the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa early on Saturday, were forced to turn back once again after the police informed them that it would be difficult to.. Firstpost - Published
The Sabarimala shrine has emerged as a burning issue the Supreme Court ruled in September, 2018 that women of menstruating age could enter. Firstpost - Published
According to Reuters, two women who made history by becoming the first in centuries to enter a hill temple in southern India are in hiding after threats by hardline Hindu groups. The Sabarimala temple..
According to a report by Reuters, on Friday, a 46 year-old has become the third woman to enter the Sabarimala Hindu temple in south India in defiance of an ancient ban on females of menstruating age...
Reuters reports Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala on Wednesday, sparking protests and calls for a strike by conservative Hindu groups..
Reuters reports Conservative Hindu groups forced India’s southern state of Kerala to a standstill on Thursday as they protested against the state government for allowing two women to defy an ancient..
Reuters reports Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in India in the early hours of Wednesday. This lead to calls for protests from India’s two main political parties and..
Reuters reports Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala on Wednesday, sparking rowdy protests and calls for a strike by conservative Hindu groups..
The National Ayyappa Devotees’ Association (NADA) filed an application in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking video recording and live telecast of court proceedings in the Sabarimala Temple row.. Zee News - Published
A Sabarimala pilgrim was trampled to death by a wild elephant in a forest area, 60 km from here early Wednesday, police said.Paramasivam, 35, from Salem in Tamil Nadu was attacked by the jumbo as he.. DNA - Published
Kerala witnessed fresh violence over the Sabarimala issue after two women of menstruating age entered the Lord Ayyappa shrine to offer their prayers earlier this week. Zee News - Published
Sabarimala protests: The UK government has updated its travel advisory to India, warning British citizens to remain vigilant and avoid large public gatherings, following violent protests in Kerala over.. Firstpost - Published
The pilgrims were returning from Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple when the incident happened. Police said the victims, who were yet to be identified, hailed from Andhra Pradesh. IndiaTimes - Published
Besides Kannur, Perambra in neighbouring Kozhikode, Malappuram and Adoor in Pathanamthitta, where the Ayyappa shrine is located, also witnessed a series of similar attacks and vandalism Friday night.. DNA - Published
A Sri Lankan woman below 50 years succeeded in gaining entry into the Ayyappa shrine here on Friday as stray incidents of violence were reported from various parts of the state. IndiaTimes - Published
Confusion prevailed over the entry of a 46-year old Sri Lankan Tamil woman into the Lord Ayyappa temple here late Thursday night with the woman denying it and official sources claiming otherwise. DNA - Published
Kerala witnessed widespread stone pelting, blocking of vehicles and incidents of violence and vandalism on Thursday as the Hindu outfits called for a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the state against the entry.. Firstpost - Published
Clashes broke out betweenBJP Mahila Morcha workers and the police on Wednesday after they tried to enter the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram to protest against two women's entry into Sabarimala.. Firstpost - Published
The BJP worker who was injured in violence in Pathanamthitta district after two women of menstruating age group made history on Wednesday when they stepped into the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa,.. DNA - Published
Bindu and Kanakadurga, two women in their early 40s, entered Sabarimala’s sanctum sanctorum and had Ayyappa darshan on Wednesday, helping break a longstanding religious taboo that prohibited women of.. IndiaTimes - Published
Bindu Ammini (42) and Kankadurga (44) have thus become the first women to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala since the Supreme Court lifted the ban on menstruating women from.. Firstpost - Published
Bindu and Kanakadurga, both aged around 40 years, began their climb towards the abode of Lord Ayyappa at midnight and reached the shrine only after 3.45 am on Wednesday. Rediff.com - Published Also reported by •Sify
The event comes days after thousands of devotees lit 'Ayyappa Jyothies' (lighting of sacred lamps) and lined up from Hosangadi in Kasargod to Kanyakumari, vowing to protect the age-old customs and.. IndiaTimes - Published
After witnessing frenzied protests by devotees over the entry of young women in the past few weeks, the doors of Lord Ayyappa temple here closed on Thursday with the auspicious Mandala puja, marking.. Zee News - Published
Protests have erupted yet again in Kerala's Sabarimala district as a group of 11 women devotees reached the Pamba base camp on Sunday morning in a bid to enter the Lord Ayyappa temple. Firstpost - Published
Shaji Sugunan, Special Officer, Law and Order, Pamba said, "The women devotees have returned now. We can't use force. It might create a law and order problem." Zee News - Published
'Manithi', the outfit, had declared that a group of 50 women, all below the traditionally barred age of 50 years, would visit the shrine on Sunday. Zee News - Published
Four transgenders, who were earlier stopped from proceeding towards the Lord Ayyappa temple, Tuesday offered prayers at the hill shrine under a heavy police security cover. IndiaTimes - Published
Two days after a local court revoked his bail in a case related to violent protests at Sabarimala, Ayyappa Dharma Sena leader Rahul Easwar was arrested by police Monday. DNA - Published
The Puja which started on Friday and will end on December 23, informed the secretary of Ayyappa Seva Samgham Bombay, a registered body. DNA - Published
Calling a statewide strike on Friday over the death, the Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that the man immolated himself protesting the "adamant" stand of the state government, led by Chief.. Firstpost - Published
The BJP has called a statewide hartal on Friday, claiming an Ayyappa devotee immolated himself near a BJP protest site in Thiruvananthapuram protesting the "adamant" stand of the Pinarayi.. Firstpost - Published
Calling a statewide strike on Friday over the death, the Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that the man immolated himself protesting the "adamant" stand of the state government, led by Chief.. Firstpost - Published
Calling a state-wide hartal on Friday over the death, BJP claimed the man immolated himself protesting the "adamant" stand of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala over the issue of.. DNA - Published
The Kerala High Court Friday granted conditional bail to BJP general secretary K Surendran in a case related to alleged attack on a 52-year old woman pilgrim by frenzied Lord Ayyappa devotees at the.. DNA - Published
The headmaster of a private school near here allegedly beat a student for coming without wearing slippers as he was observing 'vratham' (austerities) for going on a pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Ayyappa.. DNA - Published
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