The court reasoned that the defendants are first-time offenders, and that keeping them in prison would be damaging to their general health.
The BJP government claims that the restrictions are the result of a rule enacted by the Congress in 2002 that prohibits non-Hindus from operating stores on temple grounds.
Tina Dabi and Pradeep Gawande both published photos on their Instagram accounts of themselves wearing red sarees, with the former wearing a red kurta and pants and the latter wearing a red kurta and pants.