Sabarimala Ayappa Temple

Sabarimala temple opens on second day of annual Mandala Pooja; 10 women told to return from Pamba after Kerala govt refuses to provide police protection

The Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala opened on the second day of the annual Mandala Pooja on Sunday, days after the Supreme Court deferred a verdict on a petition seeking review of its judgment allowing the entry of women into the shrine

Sabarimala verdict: Govt must read 'extremely important' dissent judgment in order, says Justice RF Nariman

Justice RF Nariman of the Supreme Court on Friday said the government must read the 'extremely important dissent; order in the Sabarimala case

Sabarimala row: Justice Indu Malhotra's fear that permitting PILs in religious matters would open floodgates 'unfounded', says SC minority judgment

Justice RF Nariman, who wrote the minority judgment on behalf of himself and Justice DY Chandrachud, on Thursday's verdict on Sabarimala review petitions said that the fear expressed by Justice Malhotra in the 2018 verdict that permitting PILs in religious matters would open floodgates to interlopers is unfounded

'Pro-faith judgment': Religious leaders, Opposition politicians in Kerala welcome SC decision to refer Sabarimala case to larger bench

The Sabarimala temple will be open from 16 November and the annual two-month-long pilgrim season will begin from 17 November.

Sabarimala verdict: SC refers matter to 7-judge bench in 3:2 split verdict, says ruling may impact other communities, religious practices

Supreme Court on Thursday said restrictions on women in religious places were not limited to Sabarimala alone and was prevalent in other places of worship as well as it referred all review pleas to a larger seven-judge bench in a split 3:2 verdict.

Full text of Sabarimala review verdict: Supreme Court refers matter to 7-judge bench after a split 3:2 verdict

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that restrictions on women in religious places were not limited to Sabarimala alone and prevailed in other places of worship as well as it referred all review pleas to a larger seven-judge bench following a split 3:2 verdict

Sabarimala row: UN Secretary General's spokesperson says UN wants all parties to "respect rule of law"

Commenting on the Sabarimala row, the UN Secretary General's deputy spokesperson said the UN encourages all to respect the Supreme Court's decision.

Kerala: Stampede in Sabarimala temple amid heavy rush; 40 injured, 3 critical

There was a heavy rush of pilgrims on Sunday, the penultimate day before culmination of the 41-day mandala pooja at the Sabarimala temple.

Sabarimala temple row: Kerala govt makes a U-turn, tells SC it favours women's entry to shrine

The previous state government had then defended the ban on entry of women in Sabarimala temple, telling the court that beliefs and customs of devotees cannot be changed