Are women allowed? No clarity as Sabarimala temple opens
(WorldNews Asia)

Thiruvananthapuram: Women devotees intending to visit the disputed Hindu Sabarimala temple, in Kerala´s Pathanamthitta district, were left with no clarity about worshipping there as the shrine opened its doors for peak season pilgrimage on Saturday. Tradition bars women of menstruating age from visiting the temple, but last year India´s Supreme Court found there was gender discrimination in that tradition and threw open the pilgrimage to all devotees. Earlier this week, however, the apex court decided to...