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Sabarimala: Priests, royals snub Kerala government

The Tantri family, which guides the customs and rituals at the Ayyappa temple, and the Pandalam palace that is closely linked to the legend of the Sabarimala deity, have rejected chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's attempts to reach out to them.

What is the Sabarimala temple case?

The Supreme Court had in August said women had the constitutional right to enter Sabarimala temple and pray like men without being discriminated against.