India's Supreme Court Upholds 50-Year-Old Women Age Rule for Sabarimala Temple Entry
India's Supreme Court ruled that women must wait until age 50 to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, per WION reporting. The decision maintains a longstanding religious restriction on menstruating-age women entering the Hindu pilgrimage site. The ruling reflects ongoing tension between India's constitutional gender equality protections and religious institution autonomy. Additionally, India tested a new anti-ship missile system, per WION.
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- ✓Sabarimala temple restricts women's entry to those age 50 and older. (Source: WION, consistent with public reporting on this ongoing Indian legal dispute)
- ✓India tested an anti-ship missile. (Source: WION)
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- ~The Supreme Court ruling maintains a religious restriction. (Source: WION framing of the decision)
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- April 29, 2026 at 10:25 AM PDT
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