The case of entry of women in Sabarimala Sannidhanam Dharmashasta Mandir has gather a lot of traction in past few days as Supreme court lifted the ban on entry of women in Sabarimala Sannidhanam hearing the writ petition (civil) no. 373 of 2006 followed by a huge no. of protests erupting all over Kerala and at a few other places with devotees demanding to not interfere in the rituals & customs of the Mandir. The ban on entry of women from between age 10 to 50 has been depicted as gender discrimination but if that is the case why would women below age of 10 and above age of 50 are allowed. So, the next question is hurled that the discrimination is based on the notions of menstruation and there are deep patriarchal structures behind it which discriminates & humiliates women and in order to have equality in society , such a custom needs to be bulldozed with the help of some centralized authority. But a question arises that just exclusion of a particular group of people from any...
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