Chilkur celebrates Supreme Court decision on Sabarimala

Chilkur: Hundreds of devotees shouted in joy when the news on the review of the Sabarimala temple judgment was announced by priest of Balaji temple Rangarajan on public address system here on Thursday.

The Supreme Court clarified that the right of women to enter mosques and that of Parsi women to enter fire temple are connected matters. Noting that courts should tread cautiously in matters of religious beliefs, the court referred the judgment to a seven-judge bench.

Chilkur Balaji Temple was in the forefront in Telugu States along with crores of believers in Kerala in organising special rituals and protests against the 2018 judgement.