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Sabarimala row: Shrine stays out of bounds for women between ages of 10 and 50 despite SC ruling; a timeline of events

Since September, the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, where a large number of devotees undertake a rigorous pilgrimage, became a hotbed of politics and protests.

Sabarimala protests: Right wing groups call Kerala bandh after Hindu woman leader's arrest; BJP supports hartal

Rightwing Hindu outfits have called for a dawn to dusk hartal in Kerala Saturday in protest against arrest of a senior Sangh Parivar leader who was on the pilgrimage to Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple. Bharatiya Janata Party and Ayyappa Dharma Sena have also come out in support of the move.

Pinarayi Vijayan slams Amit Shah's comments on Sabarimala row, says they constitute attack on SC, Constitution

Pinarayi Vijayan was reacting to the BJP chief's attack against his government over implementation of the apex court verdict in the Sabarimala case.

Protests against SC's Sabarimala verdict stall women's entry into shrine; two outfits call for 24-hour shutdown

Despite a Supreme Court order lifting the ban on entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 years into the famous hill temple, protesters on Wednesday forcibly turned back women on their way to visit the shrine.

Sabarimala verdict: SC says women can visit shrine, but female devotees may keep out to protect deity's celibacy

The reason why women were not allowed in Sabarimala is both religious and historical. But, will women who believe in the story and history behind the shrine even want to go?

Toll in Kerala rises to 40 as torrential rains continue; Munnar cut off after shutters of Mattupetti dam opened

An alert has been sounded, asking people to remain cautious, they said. A series of landslides were reported in Kurichya and Makki hills and the Thamarassery ghat road in Wayanad.