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Christian Priest Returns Church Service Licence To Visit Sabarimala Temple
A Christian priest in Kerala returned his church licence for performing pastoral services following a row over him observing the 41-day abstinence followed by Lord Ayyappa devotees to offer prayers at the famous Sabarimala shrine.
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Thousands Offer Prayers At Sabarimala Temple Amid Row Over Women Entry
The Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala witnessed heavy rush of devotees on Sunday on the second day of the annual two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku puja pilgrimage season which began on November 16.
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Kerala Government Working Against Women: Trupti Desai On Sabarimala Row
Women's rights activist Trupti Desai on Saturday said that the Kerala government has refused to provide security to women of menstruating age visiting Sabarimala Temple and blamed the state government for working ''completely against'' women.
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Kerala Sabarimala Temple Opens Highlights: Devotees Throng Shrine As Gates Re-Open Today
As the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala opens today for the 41-day annual pilgrimage season, the Kerala government has said that the shrine is "no place for activism" and the activists hoping to make a statement by taking up the pilgrimage will not be given police protection.
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Sabarimala Temple Opens Amid Row Over Women Of All Ages Visiting Shrine
The Sabarimala temple opened at 5 pm today for the 41-day annual pilgrimage season, hours after 10 women from Andhra Pradesh were sent back from the hill shrine in Kerala this afternoon. The state government on Friday said the shrine is "no place for activism" and activists hoping to make a statement by going on the pilgrimage will not be given pol...
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No Protection For "Activists" Making Sabarimala Pilgrimage, Warns Kerala
While the Supreme Court has allowed women of all ages to continue visiting the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, the Kerala government on Friday clarified that activists hoping to make a statement by taking up the pilgrimage will not be given police protection. "This is not a place for activism. This is not a place for activists like Trupti Desai ...
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"Religious Practices Should Be Respected": Smriti Irani On Sabarimala
Amid a row over the entry of women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple, Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Friday that religious practices should be "respected" and anyone breaching them just to "make headlines" would do a great disservice to the country's diversity.
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Kerala To Revise List Of Women Who Entered Sabarimala After Discrepancies
Stung by widespread criticism over the numerous errors in the list of women who prayed at the Sabrimala temple, the Kerala government has decided to re-prepare the list.
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Kerala Tourism House Attacked In Tamil Nadu Allegedly Over Sabarimala Row
A Kerala government-run hotel was attacked on Wednesday night by unidentified persons in suspected backlash over two women of menstruating age entering the Sabarimala temple in the neighbouring state.
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Union Minister Calls Kerala's Handling Of Sabarimala "Daylight Rape" Of Hindus
Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde on Wednesday termed the Kerala government's handling of the Sabarimala row as the "daylight rape" of Hindus, crossing yet another dubious milestone in a political career studded with controversies.
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Sabarimala Row: Women Form Human Chain In Mumbai To Support 'Kerala Wall'
More than 1,000 women formed a human chain in Mumbai to express solidarity with the 'Women's Wall' formed in Kerala as part of an initiative to promote gender equality amid row over entry of women in the Sabarimala temple.
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Ahead Of Big Sabarimala Festival Today, Prohibitory Orders Extended
With the Sabarimala temple opening on Sunday for the popular 'Makaravilakku' season, the administration has extended the prohibitory orders till January 5, an official said.
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2 Women Attempt Trek To Sabarimala, Return After Protesters Block Them
Two women below 50 who started trekking uphill to the Sabarimala temple this morning returned to the base camp Pamba after they were blocked by protesters 1 km away from the hilltop shrine in Kerala. The two women were escorted by a police team. They had asked for more personnel to be sent from the base camp Pamba as the protesters surrounded them.
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Sabarimala Row: Activist Rahul Easwar Arrested For Defying Bail Condition
Two days after a local court revoked his bail in a case related to violent protests at Sabarimala, Ayyappa Dharma Sena leader Rahul Easwar was arrested by police Monday.
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Why Top Court Orders Being Implemented "Selectively" In Sabarimala: Court
Facing flak from various quarters on the Sabarimala issue, the CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala on Wednesday came in for severe criticism from the High Court which said it was adopting "double standards" in implementing Supreme Court judgements. The court questioned how despite an apex court order the state government was unable to ensure that a...
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Christian Priest Returns Church Service Licence To Visit Sabarimala Temple
A Christian priest in Kerala returned his church licence for performing pastoral services following a row over him observing the 41-day abstinence followed by Lord Ayyappa devotees to offer prayers at the famous Sabarimala shrine.
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Thousands Offer Prayers At Sabarimala Temple Amid Row Over Women Entry
The Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala witnessed heavy rush of devotees on Sunday on the second day of the annual two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku puja pilgrimage season which began on November 16.
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Kerala Government Working Against Women: Trupti Desai On Sabarimala Row
Women's rights activist Trupti Desai on Saturday said that the Kerala government has refused to provide security to women of menstruating age visiting Sabarimala Temple and blamed the state government for working ''completely against'' women.
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Kerala Sabarimala Temple Opens Highlights: Devotees Throng Shrine As Gates Re-Open Today
As the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala opens today for the 41-day annual pilgrimage season, the Kerala government has said that the shrine is "no place for activism" and the activists hoping to make a statement by taking up the pilgrimage will not be given police protection.
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Sabarimala Temple Opens Amid Row Over Women Of All Ages Visiting Shrine
The Sabarimala temple opened at 5 pm today for the 41-day annual pilgrimage season, hours after 10 women from Andhra Pradesh were sent back from the hill shrine in Kerala this afternoon. The state government on Friday said the shrine is "no place for activism" and activists hoping to make a statement by going on the pilgrimage will not be given pol...
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No Protection For "Activists" Making Sabarimala Pilgrimage, Warns Kerala
While the Supreme Court has allowed women of all ages to continue visiting the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, the Kerala government on Friday clarified that activists hoping to make a statement by taking up the pilgrimage will not be given police protection. "This is not a place for activism. This is not a place for activists like Trupti Desai ...
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"Religious Practices Should Be Respected": Smriti Irani On Sabarimala
Amid a row over the entry of women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple, Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Friday that religious practices should be "respected" and anyone breaching them just to "make headlines" would do a great disservice to the country's diversity.
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Kerala To Revise List Of Women Who Entered Sabarimala After Discrepancies
Stung by widespread criticism over the numerous errors in the list of women who prayed at the Sabrimala temple, the Kerala government has decided to re-prepare the list.
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Kerala Tourism House Attacked In Tamil Nadu Allegedly Over Sabarimala Row
A Kerala government-run hotel was attacked on Wednesday night by unidentified persons in suspected backlash over two women of menstruating age entering the Sabarimala temple in the neighbouring state.
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Union Minister Calls Kerala's Handling Of Sabarimala "Daylight Rape" Of Hindus
Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde on Wednesday termed the Kerala government's handling of the Sabarimala row as the "daylight rape" of Hindus, crossing yet another dubious milestone in a political career studded with controversies.
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Sabarimala Row: Women Form Human Chain In Mumbai To Support 'Kerala Wall'
More than 1,000 women formed a human chain in Mumbai to express solidarity with the 'Women's Wall' formed in Kerala as part of an initiative to promote gender equality amid row over entry of women in the Sabarimala temple.
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Ahead Of Big Sabarimala Festival Today, Prohibitory Orders Extended
With the Sabarimala temple opening on Sunday for the popular 'Makaravilakku' season, the administration has extended the prohibitory orders till January 5, an official said.
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2 Women Attempt Trek To Sabarimala, Return After Protesters Block Them
Two women below 50 who started trekking uphill to the Sabarimala temple this morning returned to the base camp Pamba after they were blocked by protesters 1 km away from the hilltop shrine in Kerala. The two women were escorted by a police team. They had asked for more personnel to be sent from the base camp Pamba as the protesters surrounded them.
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Sabarimala Row: Activist Rahul Easwar Arrested For Defying Bail Condition
Two days after a local court revoked his bail in a case related to violent protests at Sabarimala, Ayyappa Dharma Sena leader Rahul Easwar was arrested by police Monday.
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Why Top Court Orders Being Implemented "Selectively" In Sabarimala: Court
Facing flak from various quarters on the Sabarimala issue, the CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala on Wednesday came in for severe criticism from the High Court which said it was adopting "double standards" in implementing Supreme Court judgements. The court questioned how despite an apex court order the state government was unable to ensure that a...
