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No fresh affidavit filed on Sabarimala, rituals strictly followed, says TDB

Travancore Devaswom Board President P S Prasanth on Wednesday said the board's last affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court in 2016 sought to protect the traditional rituals and customs related to the entry of young women in the Sabarimala temple. No new affidavit has been submitted since then, and the previous one is no longer relevant, he told reporters here. Prasanth was responding to a question about whether the TDB would change its position in the apex court regarding the entry of women of menstruating age group into the Lord Ayyappa shrine. The opposition Congress and BJP have asked the TDB to clarify its stance on the issue. The TDB president said in the past four to five years, all rituals and customs have been strictly followed at the Sabarimala temple, without any deviations. "The matter is pending before the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court. As far as the TDB is concerned, the last affidavit submitted by the Board in 2016 wanted to protect the rituals and cust

BJP Kerala manifesto: New legislation for Sabarimala, laptops for students

BJP Kerala manifesto: New legislation for Sabarimala, laptops for students

SC reserves order on referring questions to larger bench in review petition

The bench was hearing the issues relating to discriminations against women at various places of worship including the Sabarimala temple

Top events of the day: Sabarimala hearing, Modi's rally in Delhi, and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his first rally in East Delhi's Karkardooma area on Monday

Verdict allowing women into Sabarimala not the 'final word': Supreme Court

A bench headed by CJI S A Bobde, referring to a recent verdict of the apex court, said the 2018 judgment was not the final word as the issue was referred to a seven-judge bench for consideration

Sabarimala once more

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Here's the full story of the Sabarimala temple case so far

The Supreme Court on Thursday said a larger seven-judge bench will re-examine various religious issues, including the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple

Sabarimala row: Shah warns Kerala govt over implementation of SC order

Says 'emergency-like' situation in state, after authorities take protesting Ayyappa devotees into custody

Sabarimala row: SC to hear all pleas challenging earlier verdict on Nov 13

The five-judge constitution bench headed by then Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in its 4:1 verdict, had paved the way for entry of women of all ages into the temple