Guruvayur Satyagraha

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Guruvayur Satyagraha took place in (1931 - 32) was a Satyagraha in Trichur in Travancore now part of Kerala seeking entry for untouchables into the Guruvayur Temple.It was led by K. Kelappan who undertook a fast unto death for 12 days however it was given up on a request from Mahatma Gandhi.The right to enter temples was granted to untouchable Hindus only in 1936 by the Maharajah of Travancore by the Temple Entry Proclamation ^[1][2]

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• http://www.kerala.cc/keralahistory/index25.htm
• http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0970-0293(197603)4%3A8%3C3%3ATMIT1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-P

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