Bindu Ammini. Photo courtesy: Bibin Joseph.
Politics
Bindu Ammini, the first woman to enter the Sabarimala temple
Four years on, the first woman to enter the Sabarimala temple, reflects on orthodoxy, police and state inaction.
One of the most famous temples in Kerala, the Sabarimala temple, restricted the entry of women of menstruating age for years, as the temple was considered the abode of a Hindu Brahmachari (celibate) deity Ayyappan, also known as Dharma Shasta.
On 28 September, 2018, the temple opened to all pilgrims after a historic verdict from the Supreme Court of India, which called the ban unconstitutional.