Unravelling the history of menstruating women not entering temples
Women's menstruation is governed by several regulations, converting a natural biological event into one fraught with constraints and humiliation. But when did these rules become about impurity or sin in history? Were these norms part of a formidable system of human knowledge, or were they the repressive norms we know today? We investigate why a menstruating female was told not to visit a temple and question our perspective from oppression to unity and rationality founded in our roots.

Leaflets from Susruta-Samhita or Sahottara-Tantra, 12th-13th century from Nepal. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons

4th-5th century stone sculpture at Kamakhya Devi Temple in Guwahati, Assam built in honor of Shakti. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons

The seven Chakras. Source: Ugaoo

Arunachalesvara Temple, the manipooragam stalam in Tamil Nadu. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons
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