The Supreme Court’s five-member bench today heard the petitions on the Sabarimala Temple case. The Kerala temple trust prohibits entry of women aged 10-50 years in the inner sanctum. After hearing a few petitions, the bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra said woman have a constitutional right to pray and it does not depend on […]

A Kerala minister has intervened to prevent a primitive ritual from taking place in a Thiruvananthapuram temple. The temple authorities had announced a ‘Kaliyoot’ festival, where people would donate blood to bathe Goddess Kali, TOI reported. Bhadrakali temple in Vithura had advertised plans in flyers to conduct a Mahakhora Kali Yagnam using devotees’ blood. The news went viral on social media […]