The management of the Sabarimala temple had earlier told SC that the ban on entry of women aged between 10 and 50 years was because they cannot maintain "purity" on account of menstruation
Police had set up barricades but due to the huge rush, the barricade broke and caused a stampede
Presently the only way to reach the hill shrine is by road
In a 1991 judgment, the Kerala HC upheld the ban on the entry of women aged between 10 and 50 years in the Sabarimala temple
Women have fundamental right to enter Sabarimala temple, says Supreme Court
Women aged between 10 and 50 are restricted from taking the pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple
Counsel for parties shall file written submissions that are likely to be referred to a larger bench
Currently, women aged 10-50 years are barred; no change in custom till SC decides, says minister
Is it right to break Sabarimala's 1,800-year-old restriction and allow women below the age of 50 at the revered shrine? Kerala debates, with much acrimony
Balakrishnan also urged KPCC president V M Sudheeran to make his stand clear on the issue
A resolution to this effect was passed at the NSS' annual conference at its headquarters in Changanacherry
Government said it was also prepared to call an all-party meeting to discuss the issue, adding it would not impose its views
Agitated over the entry ban, a campaign against menstrual taboos was launched called 'Happy To Bleed'