VARANASI, INDIA, June 19, 2011 (The Times of India): A group of dalit women will go to historic Kashi Vishwanath Temple to offer prayers and later share a meal with brahmins on Monday.
Around 200 untouchable women from Alwar and Tonk districts of Rajasthan, who were once engaged in cleaning toilets, will make a visit to the famous temple of Lord Shiva under the leadership of Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh Movement.
The Sulabh Movement aims at restoring human rights and dignity to low caste people, ensuring their social integration and poverty alleviation on the one hand, and the prevention of environmental pollution and promotion of sanitation, health and hygiene on the other.