Sabarimala

Indian temple priests turn back women, defying court ruling

By Ashok Sharma — October 19, 2018
NEW DELHI (AP) — The priests threatened to stop rituals and prayers in the Sabarimala temple in southern Kerala state if women ages 10-50 tried to enter the shrine.

Indian temple set to allow entry to females who menstruate

By Ashok Sharma — October 17, 2018
NEW DELHI (AP) — Some 1,000 police officers cleared protesters from the vicinity of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala state on Wednesday, hours before the temple's doors were to open to females ages 10 to 50.
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