Pandalam Palace family on women and the holy Hindu temple A member of the Royal Family of Pandalam, who constructed the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala state, tells AFP why he is against allowing women to enter. In September the Supreme Court ruled that a ban on women aged between 10 and 50 entering the temple was illegal. Sabarimala has since become a showdown issue for gender activists and Hindu hardliners. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES