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.

A protest against reports of two women of menstruating age entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala Source: AAP

India's Supreme Court ruled late last year that women of menstruating age  could legally enter the site in the southern state of Kerala. 

But hard-line traditional Hindu groups say the women will defile the shrine with their impurity.