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Gender activist Trupti Desai hails Supreme Court's Sabarimala verdict, says she'll visit temple soon
Ians • 6 years agoDesai was speaking to a Malayalam TV channel in Mumbai.
Sabarimala verdict: Travancore Devaswom Board flip-flops on decision to provide special facilities for women at temple
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which is the organisation that administers the iconic Sabarimala temple in Kerala, seems to not be able to decide whether or not it wants to comply with the Supreme Court's 28 September order which decrees that women of all ages be allowed access to the temple.
Sabarimala temple head priest Kandararu Rajeevaru will not meet Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss Supreme Court verdict
Ians • 6 years agoThe representatives of Sabarimala temple's 'tantri' (chief priest) will not attend a conciliation meeting called by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss the 28 September Supreme Court verdict.
Sabarimala verdict: Travancore Devaswom Board to discuss filling review petition next week, says not many women would visit shrine
Fp Staff • 6 years agoTravancore Royal Family representative Sasikumara Verma said that the court had relied heavily on the argument that there was discrimination against women in the Sabarimala temple.
In flood-affected Sabarimala, SC verdict on women's entry adds to rebuilding woes, risk of stampede
Tkdevasia • 6 years agoWhile the infrastructure damaged during floods in Sabarimala are not expected to be revived before the commencement of the annual pilgrimage season, SC verdict has left the government with the daunting task of creating additional facilities for women within 50 days
Kerala floods: Authorities advise devotees not to visit Sabarimala temple as Pampa river overflows due to heavy rains
• 7 years agoAyyappa devotees have been advised by authorities not to visit the Sabarimala shrine in the coming days as the Pampa river is overflowing due to heavy rains.
Sabarimala board makes age proof mandatory for women pilgrims: Board defends move 'to protect traditions' of shrine
• 7 years agoAn authentic age proof document is now a must for women visiting the famed Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala in Kerala, where the entry of female devotees in the age group of 10-50 is banned.