Sabarimala pilgrimage: Two AP women turned away by police
Sabarimala/UNI: The police on Monday disallowed two Andhra Pradesh women, both under the age of 50, from entering Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
Police turned them away after checking their identity cards.
The temple tradition disallows women in the age group of 10 to 50 years to enter the temple precincts.
The two-month-long Sabarimala temple festival officially opened for pilgrims on Sunday.
A similar incident took place on Saturday when three women were not allowed to enter the temple after the police found they were below the age of 50.
Though the Supreme Court on Thursday gave a verdict referring the Sabarimala review pleas to a larger bench, it maintained that it has not stayed its September 28, 2018, order allowing women of all ages to enter the temple.
The Kerala government has made its position clear that it would not make any effort for the entry of women into the temple.
Last year police provided security to women who faced stiff resistance for their entry into the temple.
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