Women entry allowed in Shani temple

Q.  Recently a temple lifted ban on women worshipping and entering the sanctum sanctorum of the deity. The temple is of the deity
- Published on 12 Apr 16

a. Vishnu
b. Kartikeya
c. Shani
d. Shankar/Mahadev/Shiv

ANSWER: Shani
 
  • In a big victory to the campaign for gender equality, the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra lifted the 400-year-old ban on the entry of women at the sanctum sanctorum.
  • The Trimbakeshwar temple of Shiv in Nashik has now barred both men and women into the sanctum sanctorum.

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