|
Entry Of Women To Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple
Sabarimala is a temple dedicated to Shasta (deity), Shasta in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India. Women and girls of reproductive age were traditionally not permitted to worship there, as Shasta is a celibate deity. A Kerala high court provided a legal justification for this tradition, and from 1991 on, women were legally forbidden to enter the temple.Kerala High Court (5 April 1991) Bench: K Paripoornan, K B Marar; Source(accessed Sunday 1 May 2016) In September 2018, a judgement of the Supreme Court of India ruled that all Hindu pilgrims, regardless of gender, could enter the temple. The Constitution bench (India), Constitution bench of the Supreme Court held that "any exception placed on women because of biological differences violates the Constitution." Specifically, the court held that the ban violated the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India, Article 14 and the right to freedom of religion under Freedom of religion in India#Laws and Indian Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabarimala 2
The Sabarimala Temple (; ml, ശബരിമല ക്ഷേത്രം) is a temple complex located at Sabarimala (place), Sabarimala hill inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Perinad Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is one of the largest annual pilgrimage sites in the world with an estimate of over 10 to 15 million devotees visiting every year. The temple is dedicated to a Hindu Brahmacharya, ''Brahmachari'' (Celibate) deity Ayyappan also known as ''Dharma Shasta'', who according to belief is the son of Shiva and Mohini, the feminine incarnation of Vishnu. The traditions of Sabarimala are a confluence of Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and other Śramaṇa traditions. The temple is situated on a hilltop amidst eighteen hills at an altitude of 1260 m (4,134 ft) above sea level, and is surrounded by mountains and dense forests. The dense forest, part of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, around the temple is known as Poongavanam. Temples exist in each of the hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annaprashana
The Annaprashana ( sa, अन्नप्राशन, , bn, অন্নপ্রাশন, ) also known as Annaprashana vidhi, Annaprasan or Anna-prasanam, is a Hindu rite of passage (Saṃskāra) that marks an infant's first intake of food other than milk. The term ''annaprashana'' means "eating of cooked rice". In Vedic Hindu culture the child cannot eat rice until Annaprashana has occurred. Importance is given to rice because of its symbolism as a life-sustaining food and a sacred food in the form of kheer. The Annaprashana remains an important milestone and the ceremony is celebrated in Nepal and India. It is also known as ''MukheBhat'' in West Bengal, ''Choroonu'' in Kerala, and ''Bhath Khulai'' in Himachal Pradesh. In Nepal, it is also called Pasni. Etymology The word Annaprāśana (Devanagari: अन्नप्राशन) is made of two Sanskrit words, ''Anna'' meaning "cooked rice" and ''Prāśana'' meaning "feeding“. The ceremony of the Annaprāśana is referr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indu Malhotra
Indu Malhotra is a retired judge and senior counsel of the Supreme Court of India. She was the second woman to be designated as Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court. She was the first woman advocate to be elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India directly from the bar. She also authored the third edition of ''The Law and Practice of Arbitration and Conciliation'' (2014). Early life and education Indu Malhotra, the youngest child of Om Prakash Malhotra, a Supreme Court senior advocate and author, and Satya Malhotra, was born in Bangalore on 14 March 1956. She attended Carmel Convent School, New Delhi, before studying for a B.A. (Hons.), and subsequently Masters, in political science from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. After obtaining her master's degree, she worked briefly as a lecturer in political science at Miranda House and Vivekananda College, Delhi University. In 1982 she completed a Bachelor of Laws from the Campus Law Centre of the Faculty of La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohinton Fali Nariman
Rohinton Fali Nariman (born 13 August 1956) is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Before being elevated as a judge, he practised as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court. He was appointed the Solicitor General of India on 23 July 2011.http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2287939.ece , Rohinton Nariman appointed Solicitor-General He also served as a member of the Bar Council of India. He was designated as a Senior Counsel by Justice Venkatachaliah (the then Chief Justice of India) in 1993 at the early age of 37. Early life and education Nariman is the son of Fali Sam Nariman, a distinguished Indian jurist. He received his early education in Mumbai, at the Cathedral and John Connon School. He completed his undergraduate B.Com. degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce. He completed his LL.B froCampus Law Centreof the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, where he ranked 2nd in the batch. He then went to Harvard Law School for his LL.M. degree in 1980–81 where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipak Misra
Justice Dipak Misra (born 3 October 1953) is an Indian jurist who served as the 45th Chief Justice of India from 28 August 2017 till 2 October 2018. He is also former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and Delhi High Court. He is the nephew of Justice Ranganath Misra, who was the 21st Chief Justice from 1990 to 1991. Career Misra enrolled at the Bar on 14 February 1977 and practised at the Orissa High Court and the Service Tribunal. He was first appointed an Additional Judge of the Orissa High Court in 1996. The following year, he was transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High Court, where he was made a Permanent Judge on 19 December 1997. In December 2009, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, serving until May 2010, when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. He was elevated to the Supreme Court on 10 October 2011. Misra had a tenure of thirteen months as chief justice at the Supreme Court after being appointed the 45th Chief Justice o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Kerala
Government of Kerala is the subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the cabinet. Ministers of the Kerala Government are responsible to the Kerala Legislative Assembly; they make statements in the assembly and take questions from members of the assembly. The government is dependent on Kerala Legislative Assembly to make primary legislation. Legislative assembly elections are held every five years to elect a new assembly, unless there is a successful vote of no confidence in the government or a two-thirds vote for a snap election in the assembly, in which case an election may be held sooner. After an election, the governor selects as chief minister the leader of the party most likely to command the confidence of the assembly, usually by possessing a majority of MLAs. Under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devaswom Boards In Kerala
Devaswom ( sa, dēvasvaṁ; ) are socio-religious trusts in India, whose members are nominated by the government and community. They oversee Hindu temples and their assets to ensure their smooth operation in accordance with traditional rituals and customs. The devaswom system notably exists in the state of Kerala, where most temples are either managed by Government of Kerala-controlled devaswoms or private bodies or families. The properties of each temple are deemed to be the personal property of the presiding deity of the temple, and are managed through a body of trustees who bear allegiance to that deity. The five Kerala devaswoms—Guruvayur, Travancore, Malabar, Cochin, and Koodalmanikyam—manage nearly 3,000 temples together. Revenues The five devaswoms earn about 1,000 crore rupees annually. Travancore Devaswom Board The Travancore Devaswom Board is an autonomous body formed by the Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act of 1950. Sabarimala is the main inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayamala
Jayamala (born 28 February 1955) is an Indian actress and politician. She served as the Minister for Women and Child Development and Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens in the Government of Karnataka, by virtue of being a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. She served as the female president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce between 2008 and 2010. Her popular Kannada films include ''Premada Kanike , Shankar Guru, Antha and Chandi Chamundi'' among several others. She has produced and acted in the award-winning ''Thaayi Saheba''. Personal life Jayamala was born to a Tulu speaking family in Mangalore. Her father G. Omaiah was an agriculturist and mother Kamalamma, a homemaker. She has six sisters and a brother. They moved to Chikmagalur in 1963 after being displaced due to the harbour work in Panambur. She was first married to Kannada Film actor Tiger Prabhakar. and the couple has a daughter Soundarya, a popular actress in her own right. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nambinar Keduvathillai
''Nambinar Keduvathillai'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil language Hindu devotional film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by Kamakshi Shankar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Prabhu, Jayashree and Sudha Chandran. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan, and was released on 23 May 1986. Plot Cast * Vijayakanth * Prabhu * Jayashree *Sudha Chandran * Jayamala * M. N. Nambiar *Master Sridhar * Senthil *Jaiganesh *Sirkazhi Govindarajan *LIC Narasimhan *V. Gopalakrishnan *Vadivukkarasi * V. K. Ramasamy * Manorama * C. K. Saraswathi *Oru Viral Krishna Rao * Suryakanth * Rajeev Production The song "Nambinar" was shot at the 18 steps of Sabarimala from 8 to 13 March 1986. Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. *"Nambinar" – K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam *"Gokula Kanna" – K. S. Chithra *"Jyothisa Roobane" – K. S. Chithra *"Aethriya Deepathai" – Vani Jairam *"Swamiye Saranam" – Sirkazhi Govindarajan *"Pathinettam Padikale" – M. S. Viswanat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manorama (Tamil Actress)
Gopishantha (26 May 1937 – 10 October 2015), better known by her stage name Manorama, also called Aachi, was an Indian actress, playback singer and comedian who had appeared in more than 1000 films and 5000 stage performances and several television series predomninantely in the Tamil language until 2015. She was a recipient of the Kalaimamani award. In 2002, Government of India awarded Manorama the Padma Shri for her contribution to the arts. She received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film ''Pudhiya Padhai'' (1989) and Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South (1995). Early life Manorama was born to Kasiyappan Kilakudaiyar and Ramamirtham in Mannargudi, a town in the erstwhile Thanjavur district of Madras Presidency. Her mother brought her up by taking up a job as a maid. She mentioned her indebtedness to her mother for her success: Many of the mother roles that she has played in films resemble her own mother. Her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadivukkarasi
Vadivukkarasi is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film ''Sigappu Rojakkal'' (1978) and has acted in more than 350 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam and 40 television serials in Tamil. Film director A. P. Nagarajan is her maternal uncle. Personal life Vadivukarasi's maternal uncle is director A. P. Nagarajan, and was named after his film '' Vadivukku Valai Kappu''. She has one daughter Padmapriya. Career Vadivukarasi's first job was as a primary school teacher. Due to her struggling family situation she chose to do different jobs. She made her debut in Tamil film ''Sigappu Rojakkal''. Her first movie was ''Kanni Paruvathile.'' She has played various characters, playing the lead, supporting as well as antagonistic roles. In the early 2000s, she started acting in television serials''.'' She has done 350 movies and featured in more than 40 television serials. Filmography Tamil * ''Sigappu Rojakkal'' (1978) - Debut Film * ''Shri Kanchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudha Chandran
Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer and actress who appears in Indian television and films. In 1981, she hurt her leg in a road accident near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu while coming back from Madras with her parents. Her leg became gangrenous and her parents opted to have it amputated. However, she subsequently became an established Bharatnatyam dancer. Chandran is known for her roles of Ramola Sikand in ''Kaahin Kissii Roz'', Yamini Singh and Seema Gujral in '' Naagin 1, 2, 3 and 6'', Chitradevi in ''Deivam Thandha Veedu'', the Tamil remake of ''Saath Nibhana Saathiya''. She was awarded National Film Award – Special Jury Award for the Telugu film ''Mayuri'' which is based on her life at '' 33rd National Film Awards'' in 1985. She was a contestant on the reality dance series ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. Early and personal life Sudha Chandran was born in Mumbai. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
