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Activist Trupti Desai Detained Before PM Modi's Shirdi Visit
Women's rights activist Trupti Desai, who had threatened to block Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy at Shirdi town in Maharashtra, was detained by police pn Friday morning, an official said.
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After Day's Tension, Trupti Desai Turned Away From Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah
Rights activist Trupti Desai's efforts to enter Mumbai's Haji Ali dargah were foiled by policemen and locals this evening. The activist -- who had successfully campaigned against the ban on women entering the Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur temple -- had planned to enter the dargah, one of the foremost Muslim shrines, which does not allow women in i...
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Women Allowed To Enter Maharashtra's Trimbakeshwar Temple
Signalling a major social change, women today morning were permitted entry to the Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik, one of the 12 'Jyotirlingas' (a devotional object representing Lord Shiva) in the country.
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Trimbakeshwar Allows Entry Of Women With Rider, Activists Resent
Amid the campaign for gender equality, the Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust in Maharashtra has decided to allow women into the famous Lord Shiva temple's sanctum sanctorum for an hour everyday, but with a rider that they must wear wet cotton or silk clothes while offering prayers in the core area.
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Kerala Temple Tragedy Due To Women's Entry In Shani Temple: Religious Leader
Religious leader Swaroopanand Saraswati said on Monday that the "Kerala temple tragedy may have occurred due to women forcibly entering the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra," which had been banned for over four centuries.
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Expect More Rapes With Women Allowed Into Shani Temple, Says Shankaracharya Swaroopanand
The entry of women into a famous temple devoted to Lord Shani or Saturn in Maharashtra will drive more rapes, a senior religious leader has said.
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Shani Shingnapur Temple Opens Doors To Women, Ends Ban: 10 Developments
Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur temple today threw open its doors to women, ending a centuries-old ban that had been challenged in courts by various activists and inspired a high-voltage campaign.
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Women Activists Led by Trupti Desai Stopped At Shani Temple Despite Court Orders
A day after the Bombay High Court upheld women's right to go to all places of worship, activists led by Trupti Desai, tried to enter the inner sanctum of the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra. But, locals blocked their entry.
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Women Can Now Enter All Parts Of All Temples In Maharashtra
Temples in Maharashtra can no longer cite centuries-old traditions to ban the entry of women. The Bombay High Court ruled today that offering prayers at a temple "is the fundamental right of a woman and the government's fundamental duty to protect their (women) right."
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Activists March Against Ban On Women In Maharashtra's Trimbakeshwar Temple
Keeping up the campaign against gender bias at places of worship, around 150 women under the banner of Bhumata Brigade today left for the famous Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik district in Maharashtra seeking to break the bar on female devotees at the inner sanctum of the Lord Shiva shrine.
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Shani Temple Row: Petition Challenging Ban On Women's Entry Filed In Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the century-old tradition of prohibiting entry of women inside the core shrine area of Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.
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Temple Entry Row: Activist Gets Sri Sri Ravishankar's Invitation For Discussion
Trupti Desai, spearheading the campaign seeking women's entry into the sanctum of Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra, said she has been invited by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar tomorrow to discuss the issue.
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Hope Of Truce In Maharashtra Temple Row After Activists, Staff Meet
Activists campaigning for the entry of women into the inner sanctum of Maharashtra's Shani Shignapur temple and staff who have opposed the move, held a round of "positive" talks with both sides expecting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take the process forward.
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Shani Temple Dispute: Womens' Organisation, Authorities To Hold Talks Tomorrow
Leader of a women's organisation that led a high-voltage stir against gender bias at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar, and the shrine authorities have been called tomorrow by the district authorities to discuss the centuries-old ban on female devotees entering the sacred platform.
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Court Seeks Maharashtra Government's View On Women's Entry In Haji Ali
The Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra government to give its opinion on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the decision of Haji Ali Trust to ban the entry of women in the sanctum sanctorum of the historic Dargah
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Activist Trupti Desai Detained Before PM Modi's Shirdi Visit
Women's rights activist Trupti Desai, who had threatened to block Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy at Shirdi town in Maharashtra, was detained by police pn Friday morning, an official said.
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After Day's Tension, Trupti Desai Turned Away From Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah
Rights activist Trupti Desai's efforts to enter Mumbai's Haji Ali dargah were foiled by policemen and locals this evening. The activist -- who had successfully campaigned against the ban on women entering the Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur temple -- had planned to enter the dargah, one of the foremost Muslim shrines, which does not allow women in i...
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Women Allowed To Enter Maharashtra's Trimbakeshwar Temple
Signalling a major social change, women today morning were permitted entry to the Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik, one of the 12 'Jyotirlingas' (a devotional object representing Lord Shiva) in the country.
-
Trimbakeshwar Allows Entry Of Women With Rider, Activists Resent
Amid the campaign for gender equality, the Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust in Maharashtra has decided to allow women into the famous Lord Shiva temple's sanctum sanctorum for an hour everyday, but with a rider that they must wear wet cotton or silk clothes while offering prayers in the core area.
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Kerala Temple Tragedy Due To Women's Entry In Shani Temple: Religious Leader
Religious leader Swaroopanand Saraswati said on Monday that the "Kerala temple tragedy may have occurred due to women forcibly entering the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra," which had been banned for over four centuries.
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Expect More Rapes With Women Allowed Into Shani Temple, Says Shankaracharya Swaroopanand
The entry of women into a famous temple devoted to Lord Shani or Saturn in Maharashtra will drive more rapes, a senior religious leader has said.
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Shani Shingnapur Temple Opens Doors To Women, Ends Ban: 10 Developments
Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur temple today threw open its doors to women, ending a centuries-old ban that had been challenged in courts by various activists and inspired a high-voltage campaign.
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Women Activists Led by Trupti Desai Stopped At Shani Temple Despite Court Orders
A day after the Bombay High Court upheld women's right to go to all places of worship, activists led by Trupti Desai, tried to enter the inner sanctum of the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra. But, locals blocked their entry.
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Women Can Now Enter All Parts Of All Temples In Maharashtra
Temples in Maharashtra can no longer cite centuries-old traditions to ban the entry of women. The Bombay High Court ruled today that offering prayers at a temple "is the fundamental right of a woman and the government's fundamental duty to protect their (women) right."
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Activists March Against Ban On Women In Maharashtra's Trimbakeshwar Temple
Keeping up the campaign against gender bias at places of worship, around 150 women under the banner of Bhumata Brigade today left for the famous Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik district in Maharashtra seeking to break the bar on female devotees at the inner sanctum of the Lord Shiva shrine.
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Shani Temple Row: Petition Challenging Ban On Women's Entry Filed In Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the century-old tradition of prohibiting entry of women inside the core shrine area of Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.
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Temple Entry Row: Activist Gets Sri Sri Ravishankar's Invitation For Discussion
Trupti Desai, spearheading the campaign seeking women's entry into the sanctum of Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra, said she has been invited by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar tomorrow to discuss the issue.
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Hope Of Truce In Maharashtra Temple Row After Activists, Staff Meet
Activists campaigning for the entry of women into the inner sanctum of Maharashtra's Shani Shignapur temple and staff who have opposed the move, held a round of "positive" talks with both sides expecting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take the process forward.
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Shani Temple Dispute: Womens' Organisation, Authorities To Hold Talks Tomorrow
Leader of a women's organisation that led a high-voltage stir against gender bias at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar, and the shrine authorities have been called tomorrow by the district authorities to discuss the centuries-old ban on female devotees entering the sacred platform.
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Court Seeks Maharashtra Government's View On Women's Entry In Haji Ali
The Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra government to give its opinion on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the decision of Haji Ali Trust to ban the entry of women in the sanctum sanctorum of the historic Dargah
