Supreme Court ends ban on entry of Women into Sabarimala Temple

ONI Bureau:  Ending an age-old ban on the entry of women between 10 and 50 years, the Supreme Court on Friday pronounced its verdict on the entry of women of all ages in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple; said devotion cannot be subjected to discrimination.

The apex court delivered its verdict on the plea challenging the practice of prohibiting women in 10 to 50 age group from entering the Sabarimala temple having the deity of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala.

Women no way inferior to men. Relationship with God can’t be defined by biological or physiological factors. Right to worship is given to all devotees and there can be no discrimination on the basis of gender said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on the ban on entry of women in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple.