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Why were women refused entry to an Indian temple?

Tension between liberal forces and religious hardliners erupted into violence outside a temple in India where women had entered to pray, despite a ban on women of 'menstruating age' being overturned by the Supreme Court. Jill McGivering explains the forces at play.

Photo: A man demonstrating outside a temple in India Credit: Reuters

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