The state government of Maharashtra announced on 15 April 2011 that women would be allowed entry inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Sri Mahalakshmi temple in Kolahapur from now on. It was decided to allow special puja by women at a specified time and to fix specific hours for women to enter the sanctum sanctorum.
According to the priests of the temple, only women belonging to royal families were allowed entry to the temple which was opposed by the women activists.
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