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    “Will the Constitution Not Come to the Rescue?”: Supreme Court Questions Bar on Devotees Touching Deity at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple
    “Will the Constitution Not Come to the Rescue?”: Supreme Court Questions Bar on Devotees Touching Deity at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple
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    “Will the Constitution Not Come to the Rescue?”: Supreme Court Questions Bar on Devotees Touching Deity at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple

    The Supreme Court raised a key constitutional question on whether devotees can be denied the right to touch a deity based on birth or status. The issue came up during the ongoing hearing in the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple case on religious freedom and equality.

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    A Woman Cannot Be Untouchable for Three Days: Justice BV Nagarathna in Sabarimala Hearings
    A Woman Cannot Be Untouchable for Three Days: Justice BV Nagarathna in Sabarimala Hearings
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    A Woman Cannot Be Untouchable for Three Days: Justice BV Nagarathna in Sabarimala Hearings

    A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court examined petitions on discrimination against women at religious sites, including Kerala’s Sabarimala temple. Justice B.V. Nagarathna observed that a woman cannot be treated as untouchable for three days and acceptable the next.

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