CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Kumari Amman Temple is located in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. It is a completely female-only temple in India that does not permit married men to enter the premises.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Kartikeya Temple, India Pehowa is at a distance of 200 kilometres from Delhi and 60 kilometres from Karnal (Haryana). There is a myth that the Lord curses women who enter the temple instead of blessing them. As a result, women are banned from entering the temple.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sabarimala controversy and the Supreme Court Verdict The controversy began with a petitioner filing a plea seeking a ban on the entry of women (within the age group mentioned above) to the temple, legally in 1990. The Kerala High Court upheld the tradition of disallowing women in 1991.

Detailed explanation-4: -People from all castes and religions can visit the temple and only women in that particular age group are not allowed into it because of the simple reason that it is impossible for them to observe abstinence for 41 days before the pilgrimage, he said.