After Supreme Court allowed women of all ages to enter the shrine, the doors of Kerala's Sabarimala temple were opened for the first time on Wednesday, but still, female devotees were stalled from going inside. Due to the vehement protests by traditionalists, the situation outside the temple remained extremely chaotic. Suhasini Raj, a New York Times journalist, also had to retreat as she was besieged by a mob outside the temple.

सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा सभी उम्र की महिलाओं को मंदिर में प्रवेश करने की इजाज़त देने के बाद, केरल के सबरीमाला मंदिर के दरवाज़े बुधवार को पहली बार खोले गए, लेकिन फिर भी, महिला भक्तों को अंदर जाने से रोका गया। परंपरावादियों द्वारा उग्र विरोध प्रदर्शन के कारण, मंदिर के बाहर अत्यंत कोलाहल की स्थिति बनी रही। न्यू यॉर्क टाइम्स की एक पत्रकार, सुहासिनी राज को भी वापस होना पड़ा क्योंकी भीड़ ने उन्हें मंदिर के बाहर ही घेर लिया। 

Key Learnings

• Verb : besieged //बिसीज्ड// [घेर लेना]

  Definition: When someone is besieged, a lot of people surround them
  Synonyms: beleaguer, blockade, environ, begird
  Antonym: release, discharge, let go

• Adjective : chaotic //केऑटिक// [अराजक]

  Definition: in a state of complete confusion and disorder
  Synonyms: tumultuous, turbulent, riotous, disordered
  Antonym: systematic, organised, tamed, tranquil

• Verb : retreat //रिट्रीट// [वापस होना]

  Definition: to pull back or move away or backward
  Synonyms: recede, withdraw, back, ebb
  Antonym: proceed, advance, forge

• Noun : shrine //श्राइन// [मंदिर]

  Definition: a place for worship that is holy because of a connection with a holy person or object
  Synonyms: sacrarium, temple, sanctum, sacred place
  Antonym: -

• Verb : stalled //स्टॉल्ड// [रोकना]

  Definition: deliberately delay an event or action
  Synonyms: halt, obstruct, hinder
  Antonym: assist, aid, push forward

• Adjective : vehement //वीअमन्ट// [उग्र]

  Definition: expressing strong feelings, or shown by strong feelings or great energy or force
  Synonyms: fierce, ardent, fervent, fervid, violent
  Antonym: calm, mild, weak, stoic