The 12-year-old, who was travelling with her father, was stopped from proceeding at Pamba despite a Supreme Court order allowing females of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple.
Last week, the Supreme Court referred the Sabarimala case to a larger bench but did not stay its earlier order allowing the entry of 'menstruating' women to the hill shrine.
The judgment means the 2018 Supreme Court order allowing women of menstruating age into the Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala's Sabarimala remains in effect.
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It would be a praiseworthy development in a secular country if high public functionaries avoided overt displays of personal faith and devotion. President Pranab Mukherjee could have celebrated Durga Puja in great style at Rashtrapati Bhavan, but he made it a point to travel to his village and do it with the simplicity which generations of his family would have done. Each Indian citizen, especially a member of a minority community, which in this case would mean a menstruating woman, should have the conviction that her rights will be adjudicated upon by someone who is an atheist.
It would be a praiseworthy development in a secular country if high public functionaries avoided overt displays of personal faith and devotion. President Pranab Mukherjee could have celebrated Durga Puja in great style at Rashtrapati Bhavan, but he made it a point to travel to his village and do it with the simplicity which generations of his family would have done. Each Indian citizen, especially a member of a minority community, which in this case would mean a menstruating woman, should have the conviction that her rights will be adjudicated upon by someone who is an atheist.