Indian women form 620km human chain in support of lifting of temple ban

Five million women were expected at the protest about the Sabarimala temple lifting its ban on womenHundreds of thousands of women have formed a 620km-long human chain across a southern Indian state in support of a court order overturning a partial ban on women entering one of Hinduism’s holiest temples.The “Women’s Wall” rally on Tuesday was backed by the communist government in Kerala where the court order reversing a ban on women of “menstruating age” – defined as between 10 and 50 – at Sabarimala temple has triggered weeks of protests. Continue reading…
Via: Indian women form 620km human chain in support of lifting of temple ban