Despite having a protection order issued by the Supreme Court, she was manhandled a few times. She was threatened, manhandled, and had been subjected to cyber attacks several times.įollowed by relentless threats over phone and in person, Bindu sought for police protection which was granted by the Supreme Court. But life has never been the same after her entry to the temple. As an activist and lawyer, handling criminal cases, dealing with cops, and even facing violence was nothing new for Bindu. During her student life, Bindu was an active member of Kerala Vidyarthi Sanghadana, the student wing of CPI-ML.īindu prefers to term herself as a Dalit activist. Born into a family of working class Dalit parents, life was a hard battle for Bindu who turned to activism in her early adolescence. Like many other women who attempted to enter Sabarimala, followed by the Supreme Court verdict, Bindu too did not have an intention to be the first to enter. Later on December 31, both the women entered the temple, marking a significant moment in Indian history. Bindu and Durga who made their first attempt on 24th December 2018 in full media glare could not accomplish the wish. All the women who attempted were sent back by the police. A handful of brave young women could not afford to bear with this public insult and hence decided to enter the temple. On the roads to the temple, women were stopped and they were forced to disclose their age and were asked to show their identity cards. The Hindu Right vandalised vehicles and attacked women in the name of protecting the ‘celibate god’ Lord Ayyappa from ‘women who are impure by menstruation’. Hence I decided to go to uphold the dignity of women,” said Bindu to Outlook.įollowed by the landmark judgment by the Supreme Court in September 2018 that lifted the ban on women in menstruating age entering Sabarimala temple, Kerala witnessed sporadic incidents of violence unleashed by the Hindu Right. While watching the street violence against women on the way to Pampa, I felt insulted, humiliated, and injured as a woman. “The Sangh Parivar only made me to take the decision to go. Though they were quite strangers before their entry to Sabarimala, the compelling reason for both of them to take a life-changing decision to enter the temple was all the same - to uphold the dignity of women. Both of them met on their way and decided to go together on December 24, 2018. The people of Kerala woke up to the new year in 2019 with the ‘shocking news’ of two women -Bindu and Durga- successfully entering Sabarimala in the wee hours on the New Year’s Eve despite violent resistance by the Sangh Parivar groups.īindu and Durga were not known to each other before their journey to Sabarimala. She is one of the two women who made history by trekking to the top of the Sabarimala - until then a men’s world of devotion.īindu and Kanaka Durga are the first two women who entered the temple followed by the Supreme Court verdict lifting the ban on women in menstruating age from visiting the temple in September 2018. According to her will wishers, she is not only teaching it but preaching and practising it as well. Goddess Sakambhari temple is situated in Shivalik Mountain range near to Saharanpur Uttar in Pardesh.Bindu Ammini is a guest lecturer at Government Law College in Kerala’s Kozhikkode. Sakambari festival is from 25 July to 27 July in 2018, as it is celebrated from Sukla Paksha Thrayodashi to Purnima, of Ashadha month every year. During the three-day-long festival goddess, Kanaka Durga assumes the form of Sakambhari or Banasankari Amma of the Banashankari Amma Temple, wherein prayers are offered to the Goddess to bless all vegetables, agriculture, and food so that they are plentiful and capable of nourishing the multitude. The annual Goddess Sakambhari festival is celebrated in Ashadha month with deep piety and ceremonies. It is well connected by road, rail and air from all parts of the country. Vijayawada is located 275 kilometers from Hyderabad. Temple buses are available at bus stand and railway station for every 20 minutes. Located in the heart of Vijayawada city, the temple is just a 10 minutes drive from the railway station and Bus stand and about 20 km from airport.
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