Parsuram temple,Jaunsar Bawar (Garhwal)

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Entry to Dalits

The Times of India, Jan 16 2016

Kautilya Singh

After 400 years, temple welcomes Dalits & women

For nearly 400 years, Dalits and women, all in the name of “tradition“, had been barred from entering the famous Parsuram temple in Garhwal'sJaunsarBawar region. All that is set to change now with the management of the Parsuram temple announcing that “everyone will in future be welcome“. But Dalit activists, who said they had been fighting a bitter battle to end this discrimination, said a greater war was yet to be won as 339 other temples in the region still have the ban. The decision, the temple's management said, has been taken “in a bid to move with the times“. Chairman of the committee, Jawahar Singh Chauhan, told, “This region is on the path of progress. Our literacy rate has gone up and people want scenarios to change.“ The Parsuram temple announcement has come at a time when debates around restrictions placed on menstruating women from entering Sabarimala has been raging. Welcoming the decision, Dalit activist DaulatKunwar said, “They have finally given an official confirmation that the ban has been lifted. We have been raising this issue for the past 13 years...“ Known for its animal sacrifices, the Parsuram temple has also said that there will be no more sacrifices of animals.