Sabarimala Womens Entry

Sabarimala row: Kerala Police awards cash prizes to women cops who arrested Hindu Aikya Vedi state chief KP Sasikala

The Kerala Police Department has given cash prizes to women police officials who arrested Hindu Aikya Vedi (HAV) state unit president KP Sasikala at Marakkoottam on 16 November.

Sabarimala row: Pinarayi Vijayan says 'women wall' will be formed on 1 January from Kasargode to Trivandrum

In an attempt to garner support following recent protests by Hindu groups across Kerala over entry of women of all ages in the Sabarimala shrine post Supreme Court verdict, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said a "women wall" would be formed on 1 January from the northern district of Kasargode to the state capital pledging support to the state government stand.

Kerala local body bypolls: BJP's drubbing shows its communal politics effective in North doesn't work in southern state

A political analyst said the LDF victory in the Kerala bypolls was the result of the strong stand that the state had taken on the Sabarimala subject.

Sabarimala protests: Kerala High Court slams police action against devotees; no SC hearing of review pleas before 22 Jan

Around 72 Sabarimala pilgrims were arrested since late Sunday night from Sabarimala temple after they failed to comply with the prohibitory orders in place. This triggered protests at the shrine and across Kerala.

Sabarimala row: Kerala High Court seeks state govt's approval on police protection for women

Despite the Supreme Court's verdict on Sabarimala, a number of women have failed in their quest to enter the holy shrine, and the temple has been witnessing a series of protests by devotees and priests since then.

Smriti Irani may or may not be squeamish towards menstrual blood, but her remarks show ability to write winning dialogue

Smriti Irani had said, "Would you take sanitary napkins steeped in menstrual blood and walk into a friend’s home? You will not. And do you think that it is respectful to do the same when you walk into the house of God?"

Sabarimala protests: Kerala court grants bail to activist Rahul Easwar on last day of pilgrimage

Rahul Easwar was charged by the Pamba Police in Kerala for unlawful assembly and rioting during protests blocking women from entering Sabarimala temple.

Sabarimala temple management's refusal to build toilets for women shows it wants to punish them for SC verdict

Sabarimala's Travancore Devaswom Board said it will offer no special facilities to women pilgrims at the temple, though earlier it had said in court that they would build a hundred toilets.

Kerala government says it is 'impractical' to have separate queues for woman at Sabarimala temple

On 28 October, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra lifted the ban on entry of women of menstrual age into Sabarimala temple.

'Real women devotees' unlikely to visit Sabarimala temple, says Travancore Devaswom Board president

The apex court had on 28 September lifted the ban on the entry of women aged between 10-50 years to the Sabarimala temple, holding that the centuries-old Hindu religious practise was illegal and unconstitutional.