Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Author and lawyer Manuraj Shunmugasundaram discusses his book The People’s Sanctum, which traces a century-long struggle to democratize access to Hindu temples across India. Starting from the Vaikom Satyagraha when lower-caste communities were forbidden even from walking the roads beside the Mahadeva temple, he talks about the slow shift from unapproachability and untouchability to temple entry, the Sabarimala verdict, and the unfinished demand for equality in priesthood.
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