Lakhs of devotees have thronged the twin pilgrim centres of Nashik and Trimbakeshwar on Saturday morning for the first 'Shahi Snan' (Royal Bath) of the Kumbh Mela.
29 August,2015 12:35 PM ISTThe Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MCW) on Monday batted for equality of both genders worshipping gods. Bhumata brigade, the women group that led the protests at Shani Singhnapur temple, is also organising a march led by activist Trupti Desai to Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik.
07 March,2016 12:34 PM ISTActivist Trupti Desai was detained after entered the Trimbakeshwar Temple in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Friday morning. Talking to media, she said they offered prayers at the Trimbakeshwar Temple and prayed that women should be allowed in temple's sanctum.
25 March,2016 01:00 PM ISTLocals in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Monday staged a protest against the restriction imposed on men's entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the Trimbakeshwar Temple.
05 April,2016 10:01 AM ISTIn yet another step towards ending gender disparity at religious places, the Trimbakeshwar Temple trust on Thursday allowed women devotes to enter and pray inside the inner sanctum of the famous Lord Shiva temple. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Trimbakeshwar temple is one of the 12 'Jyotirlingas' situated in the country.
21 April,2016 04:48 PM ISTBhumata Brigade chief Trupti Desai, along with other women activists, on Friday morning offered prayers at the inner sanctum of the Nashik's Trimbakeshwar temple, where the entry of women in the sanctum sanctorum was prohibited for ages.
22 April,2016 12:51 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT