Sabarimala: Women's fight for equality & accessibility
Two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine. The temple shut down for ritual “purification” briefly before reopening to devotees. - NDTV 03-Jan-2019 Sabarimala Temple, Kerala This was not the first attempt by women of the restricted age group rather many women had tried and stopped by protesters after Supreme Court's order but, Bindu (44) and Kanak Durga (42) made this time. Well, why is entry of women of age group 10 to 50 are not allowed to worship in the Sabarimala temple? It is because of the belief that, Lord Ayappa is unmarried and in life long celibacy. As the mythology says Mallikapurathilamma fell in love with him and wanted to marry him but, he denied saying he will marry her only when when there is no first time devotee...