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(Search results - 16)IndiaMar 8, 2020, 10:34 AM IST
#Womensday2020: Menstruating deity worshipped in Kamakhya temple reaffirms menstruation is sign of fertility
On this #Womensday2020 let’s tell you the interesting story behind Kamakhya temple in Assam.
IndiaNov 18, 2019, 11:23 AM IST
Ayyappa devotees continue to throng Sabarimala temple
At least ten women of 10-50 age group tried trekking to Sabarimala shrine on November 16. The women are touted to be from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. However, when the Kerala Police informed them that women in the menstruating ages will not be allowed to enter, the group returned.
IndiaJan 16, 2019, 1:12 PM IST
Ayyappa devotees stop two more women who attempted entering Sabarimala
The women tried to enter the Sabarimala with a seven-member team, sent by a Facebook group titled ‘Navodhana Keralam Sabarimalyilekku’. Ayyappa devotees from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu stopped the women of menstruating age, who tried to enter the shrine.
IndiaJan 15, 2019, 4:09 PM IST
Supreme Court may not hear Sabarimala review pleas from January 22
As Indu Malhotra, the lone woman judge of the bench considering the case, is on medical leave, the Supreme Court may not hear Sabarimala review pleas from January 22. Meanwhile, four women in southern India made history by entering Sabarimala temple where women of menstruating age have not been allowed for centuries.
IndiaJan 5, 2019, 3:35 PM IST
Sabarimala: Tamil Nadu police officer, who dared protesters to attack, honoured by KSRTC
Massive protests erupted in different parts of Kerala since January 2 after two women of menstruating age visited the Sabarimala temple
IndiaJan 4, 2019, 10:39 AM IST
Sabarimala row: Kerala turns into war zone; miscreants hurl crude bombs
A dawn-to-dusk hartal was called by Sabarimala Karma Samithi and the Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), to protest against the entry of two women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala shrine
IndiaJan 4, 2019, 10:35 AM IST
Sabarimala row: Sri Lankan woman tries to enter temple, stopped by police
The Sri Lankan woman's attempt to enter the Sabarimala temple came two days after two women of menstruating age, Bindu and Kanakadurga, had entered the Lord Ayyappa shrine to offer prayers
IndiaJan 3, 2019, 10:52 AM IST
Sabarimala row: Miscreants pelt stones at Kerala tourism office in Chennai
According to the Chennai Police, the stone-pelting incident happened after two women of menstruating age entered the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday morning
IndiaNov 20, 2018, 2:18 PM IST
Regressive custom associated with menstruation claims a life as Cyclone Gaja hits Tamil Nadu village
12-year-old was asked to sleep outside the house in a shed as part of menstruation customs when Cyclone Gaja made a landfall in Tamil Nadu
IndiaNov 6, 2018, 11:10 AM IST
Sabarimala: Protesters attack media at Sannidhanam (Video)
Protesters attacked media in Sabarimala on Tuesday morning over reports of a woman of menstruating age suspected to be entering the temple.
IndiaOct 23, 2018, 5:32 PM IST
Sabarimala: Will review petitions in Supreme Court answer Ayyappa devotees prayers? (Video commentary)
Protesters are against the entry of women of menstruating age inside Sabarimala. They claim this is against tradition, custom, faith and belief of thousands of Ayyappa devotees.
IndiaOct 23, 2018, 1:13 PM IST
Sabarimala temple: From tantric to scientific, strong beliefs behind why women of menstruating age are not allowed
Vedas hold that women are of Satvik (ontological) nature whereas Ayyappa is supposed to possess sankarshana shakti that is extremely powerful. That’s not all. Goddess Malikappurathamma is said to be the reason why young women are barred from entering Ayyappa’s abode in Sabarimala.
IndiaOct 17, 2018, 1:02 PM IST
Sabarimala's issue other than women's entry: Open defecation
The Devaswom Board has much bigger problems to handle than the entry of menstruating women into Sabarimala. The threat of defecation in open, the capacity of sewage collection tanks that have been compromised and the problems caused by simple flower garlands confront this place in Kerala.
ViewsOct 10, 2018, 10:07 AM IST
IndiaOct 9, 2018, 2:49 PM IST
Sabarimala or any divine shrine: 'Why can't women enter temple while menstruating?' some Kerala women question
Women of all ages should be allowed in Kerala's renowned Sabarimala temple, the Supreme Court ordered recently, ending the age-old ban.