Shani Shingnapur Temple

Now, Shankaracharya Swaroopanand says honeymooners, picnic-goers caused 2013 Kedarnath floods

The Shankaracharya of Dwarka-Sharda Peeth held people going for "enjoyment, picnic and honeymoon" responsible for the 2013 Kedarnath flash floods.

Women in Shani Shingnapur temple: A brief history of entry laws and how times are changing

After four months of efforts put in by women led by activist Trupti Desai, the trust of the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra has finally permitted women to enter the temple and pray in the sanctum sanctorum putting an end to a 400-year-old custom.

Debunking 400-year-old tradition: On Gudi Padwa, first group of women enter Shani Shingnapur temple and pray

Despite the double the barricades put up by the trustees around the sanctum, men forced their way into Shani temple to offer prayers on Gudi Padwa.

Maha CM hails Shani Shingnapur temple trust's decision allowing women to enter shrine

Fadnavis on Friday said discrimination on the basis of caste and gender should be eliminated from the minds of the people keeping with the modern times

Police prevents Bhumata Brigade from breaking Trimbakeshwar temple ban, Trupti Desai among detained

Located 30 km from Nashik town and 160 km from Pune, Trimbak town has been turned into a fortress in view of the country-wide terror alert and also because of the huge flow of devotees.

Women activists to march against ban on entry to Trimbakeshwar temple

Activists from Bhumata Brigade and under the leadership of activist Trupti Desai on Monday announced that they will march to the Trimbakeshwar temple.

Activist Trupti Desai detained in Ahmednagar while on her way to Shani Shingnapur temple

Activist Trupti Desai, who has been protesting over the demand for entry of women into the Shani Shingnapur temple, was on Monday detained in Ahmednagar.

TERI case: Take gods to court, let the likes of Pachauri carry on with sexual harassment

By being silent on Pachauri and letting TERI off the hook we are, in effect, de-humanising women, making them a sum total of their body parts

Shani Shingnapur controversy: Freedom of religion does not mean freedom to discriminate

As the Shani Shingnapur row intensifies, feminists are reminding us that “Freedom of Religion” is not a synonym for “Freedom to Discriminate”.

Temple sexism: Be it Shani Shingnapur or Sabarimala, we wake up only when convenient

Whether Sabarimala's skewed tradition or Shani Shingnapur's regressive practice, we wake up every 15-20 years or so only when it is politically convenient for us