New clashes between Hindu militants and police broke out in India's southern state of Kerala on Thursday for the second day in a row after two women challenged tradition by entering one of India's holiest temples.
Wednesday's violence in Kerala killed one person and wounded 15 others after the news of the two women's arrival accompanied by police spread, the Sabarimala temple crouched on a remote hill in India before dawn on Wednesday.
On September 28, the Supreme Court overturned a ban imposed on women over the age of puberty for decades.
In recent weeks, repeated efforts by women who tried to enter the temple after the decision were met with repression by Hindu militants, prompting the police to keep up with women.
Tens of thousands of women have formed a human chain called the Women's Wall throughout Kerala in support of the court's decision to demand that they be admitted into the temple.
On Wednesday, police used tear gas, water cannons and sound bombs after protests and clashes broke out between rival groups in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Renewed clashes in India after the entry of two women Hindu temple
2019-01-03T10:03:36.158Z
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New clashes between Hindu militants and police broke out in India's southern state of Kerala Thursday for the second consecutive day after two women challenged tradition by entering one of the holiest Hindu temples. Violence in Kerala Wednesday killed one person and wounded 15 after news spread
Source: emara