Thursday, December 07, 2006

Indian Court Lets Dalits Enter Hindu Temple

In India on Tuesday, the Orissa High Court ruled that every Hindu, regardless of caste, has the right to enter any Hindu Temple. The ruling came in a case challenging the exclusion of lower-caste Dalits from the 300-year old the Jagannath Temple at Keredagada. Today's Zeenews reported on the decision.