HRD Alert – India – Urgent Appeal for Action – Maharashtra: Women activists of Pune associated with “Ranragini Bhumata Brigade” detained on their way to Shani Shingnapur temple in an attempt to defy a centuries-old ban on the entry of female devotees in the sacred platform of the shrine to perform worship in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Posted by hrdaindi_jeya in Uncategorized, Urgent Appeal 2016 February 4, 2016 HRD Alert – India – Urgent Appeal for Action – Maharashtra: Women activists of Pune associated with “Ranragini Bhumata Brigade” detained on their way to Shani Shingnapur temple in an attempt to defy a centuries-old ban on the entry of female devotees in the sacred platform of the shrine to perform worship in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.