Madras High Court Says Non-Hindus Cannot Enter Agamic Temples Without Signed Undertaking Of Faith

A signed undertaking, in the temple’s own format, is the condition: non-Hindus who do not sign it cannot go past the flag-pole of an Agamic temple in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has held, and the rule stops at Agamic temples. Madurai: Non-Hindus who do not sign an undertaking affirming reverence for the presiding […]

How Can a Non-Believer Claim Right of Entry to the Temple? : Supreme Court in Sabarimala Case

A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court asked how the law should treat a non-believer seeking entry to a religious place, noting it must assess whether the claimant is a devotee or non-devotee while examining petitions on Sabarimala.

Sabarimala Reference| Assumption That Men Are Superior, Women Inferior: Centre Tells Supreme Court

Today, On 9th April, The Centre told the Supreme Court it supports keeping the ban on women of menstruating age entering Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, arguing the 2018 ruling relied on a premise that places men above women and treats them as inferior.