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Reportedly the Travancore Devaswom Board, an autonomous body, which manages 1248 temples including the hill shrine of Sabarimala, has come out in support of women entry into the temple, in a departure from its initial position. Meanwhile on Wednesday, advocate Rakesh Dwivedi appearing for TDB said that the board was in favor of the September 2018 verdict by the Supreme Court
According to sources one of the two women, who became the first in menstruating age to offer prayers in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, was sent to a government run home on Tuesday after her in-laws refused to let her enter in their house. Meanwhile Kanaka Durga, a mother of two, had angered her family after they said she kept them in the dark about her plan to trek to the temple.
New Delhi sources stated that the Supreme Court has directed the Kerala Government to provide protection to Kanakadukara and Bindu who made a visit to Sabarimala Temple. Reportedly the Supreme Court ruled that Sabarimalai Ayyappan temple could be allowed to go to all age groups. Presently Iyappa devotees are struggling to allow women between 10 and 50 years of age.
As per report 2 women from Kerala claimed to have entered into famous Sabarimala Temple and reportedly offered prayers with the help of police. Meanwhile this is after Supreme Court's verdict to allow women in restricted ages inside temple and offer prayers. Furthermore even as devotees of Lord Ayyappa severely objected the court's verdict and tried to oppose women's entry, finally two women below 50 managed to enter the Temple and offered
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Accordingly the Lord Ayyappa Shrine at Sabarimala will close at 10 pm on Wednesday after the Mandala puja, marking the culmination of the 41 day Mandalam festival. Earlier the festival began on November 15 in Sabarimala and the temple will reopen on December 30 at 5 pm for the Makarvilakku festival, before finally closing on January 20.
Accordingly the Lord Ayyappa Shrine at Sabarimala will close at 10 pm on Wednesday after the Mandala puja, marking the culmination of the 41 day Mandalam festival. Earlier the festival began on November 15 in Sabarimala and the temple will reopen on December 30 at 5 pm for the Makarvilakku festival, before finally closing on January 20.
Chennai sources stated that Selvi a lawyer and activist from Manithi said "Unlike men who go to Sabarimala under the guidance of a ‘gurusamy’, women have no such person to lead. We are organizing them to exercise their rights”. Meanwhile around 50 women, led by Chennai based women right’s group Manithi
Rehana Fathima, who attempted to enter Sabarimala temples, and created a Controversy, has been given a conditional bail. Since Rehana Fathima had been arrested on grounds of spreading defamatory information on Sabarimala temples and spreading false information, she was arrested and now had been given a conditional bail while also been imposed a ban on entering Pamba, by the Kerala high court.
Irumudi kettu is an inseparable item during the Mandala period pilgrimage to Sabarimala. What is Irumudi kettu? As the name suggests it is a bundle of 2 bundles. Iru means two, mudi means pouch and kettu means knot or bundle. It is a two compartment bundle carried on the head by the pilgrims/devotees of Lord Ayyappan at Sabarimala. Irumudi is the travel kit of the devotee to the temple.
Accordingly right wing activist called for a strike in protest of two women entering Sabarimala yesterday. Meanwhile this turned into huge riots across Kerala and more than 750 were arrested for attacking several shops and police personnel when tried to control the mob. Reportedly a person, Chandran Unnithan died on Wednesday, who was attacked by CPM workers during his protest march by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi in Pandalam
Reportedly a Sabarimala Karma Samithi protester named Chandran Unnithan succumbed to the fatal injuries he received during stone pelting between opposing groups on Wednesday evening at Pandalam in Pathanamthitta district. Meanwhile two CPI (M) workers, identified as Kannan and Aju, have been taken into custody, and police will make more arrests in this case.
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New Delhi sources stated that Congress leader Shashi Tharoor alleged that he and other local leaders were not allowed to enter the centuries old Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kerala. Reportedly Mr Tharoor, who is the lawmaker from the city, accused the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) of striking their names from the list of people allowed in the temple when the PM was there.
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New Delhi sources stated that RSS has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's take on the Ram temple issue, saying that it is in line with the BJP's resolution made almost three decades ago. Furthermore the reaction from the BJP's ideological mentor came after PM Modi, in an interview said that any decision on passing an executive order on the Ram temple issue cannot be made unless the judicial process is over.
