Protesters battle with police to keep women of menstruating age out of Hindu pilgrimage site
(WorldNews Asia)

A temple in southern India that is one of the world’s largest Hindu pilgrimage centers opened its doors to women of menstruating age on Wednesday to comply with a Supreme Court ruling, but women were not able to enter as hundreds of protesters fought street battles with police to keep them out. As the gates of the Sabarimala temple were flung open, a crowd of male devotees surged toward the temple. About 1,000 police used batons to try to control the protesters, who attacked and damaged......