Protests erupt in India as women legally defy Hindu temple's ban on entry

Protests have erupted in India after two women defied a centuries-old ban to enter one of Hinduism's holiest temples. India's Supreme Court ruled late last year that women of menstruating age could legally enter the site in the southern state of Kerala. Hard-line traditional Hindu groups say the women will defile the shrine with their impurity.

Devotees of Hindu god Ayyappa call for a reversal of a Supreme Court decision to allow women of "menstruating age" into the Sabarimala Temple. Source: Getty Images