Non-Brahmin priestesses conquer bias in Mumbai

The 18-year-long crusade of 101-year-old Rameshwar Karve yielded results when 150 non-Brahmin, semi-illiterate women in and around Maharashtra's Mohopada village received Sanskrit degrees to become trained and certified priestesses. Their first puja will be on the occasion of Ganesh Utsav in their homes. They have also received puja invitations from Mumbai.

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