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Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala receives Rs 3.30 crore in donations on opening day; over 70,000 devotees offered prayers since 16 Nov
• 5 years agoThe Lord Ayyappa temple received over Rs 3.30 crore as revenue on the first day when it opened on Saturday as compared to the Rs 2.04 crore last season
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
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe 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
'Purification' ritual at Sabarimala appears to violate ban on untouchability, undermines DY Chandrachud's observations in 28 Sept SC verdict
Fp Staff • 6 years agoBy performing the "purification" process at Sabarimala, the temple priests reduced the two women to the abolished status of "untouchables", implying that they had contaminated the shrine in some way.
50 lakh-plus women participate in 620-km Vanitha Mathil in Kerala; 3 cops injured after BJP-RSS workers try to break women's wall
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe shoulder-to-shoulder Vanitha Mathil (Women's Wall) was organised in part by Kerala's Left Democratic Front (LDF). Health minister KK Shylaja led the chain at Kasargod, and CPM leader Brinda Karat was the last person at the end of the chain in Thiruvananthapuram.
Sabarimala row: Trupti Desai's attempt to enter temple indeed a 'grave provocation', but only to status quo
Theladiesfinger • 6 years agoOnly the ladies and their guerilla forces such as Trupti Desai need to be questioned on whether they have maintained abstinence and are carrying the irumudikettu. The men beating up women apparently come with the factory setting of ‘faith in deity’.
Sabarimala row: Devaswom Board's decision to move SC may ease tension looming over the pilgrimage season
Tkdevasia • 6 years agoTDB's decision to move the Supreme Court for more time to implement its verdict allowing women of all ages to enter Sabarimala temple may ease the tension.
Sabarimala row: Don't understand why women activists are so eager to enter temple, says Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen
Fp Staff • 6 years agoBangladeshi writer and women's rights activist Taslima Nasreen on Friday tweeted on the ongoing Sabarimala row.
Sabarimala temple reopening: Activist Trupti Desai says Kerala Police asked her to return to Pune
• 6 years agoAmid a stand-off with devotees and others at the airport in Kochi vowing not to let her proceed to the Sabarimala shrine, activist Trupti Desai said police have asked her to return to Pune.
Trupti Desai's bid to enter Sabarimala a grave provocation: Activist poses challenge to basic tenets of faith
Sreemoy Talukdar • 6 years agoActivist Trupti Desai has added more spark to the Sabarimala powder keg. The Bhumata Brigade chief’s decision to visit the shrine of Lord Ayyappa is a needless provocation that may make an already precarious situation more volatile.
Trupti Desai mobbed at Kochi airport as Sabarimala protesters threaten to vandalise her vehicle
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSocial activist Trupti Desai, who announced that she will attempt entering the Sabarimala shrine on Saturday, was stranded at the Kochi airport after protesters gathered there and threatened to vandalise her cab.