Hundreds 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 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.
Press Trust of India news agency reported that Government employees took part in the demonstration, while schools were given a half day and university exams delayed so that students could join the protest.
A government statement issued before the event predicted five million women would participate in the protest.
[Source: The Guardian]
