India is a country of religious pluralism, and cultural diversity wherein religion is one of the important social institutions. Freedom of religion in India is guaranteed as a fundamental right which comprises ‘freedom to freely profess, practice and propagate religion’ within the Constitutional boundary. The Indian constitution fosters equality to all and has a broader interpretative connotation. Often, the judiciary is posed with the delicate task of settling the sensitive disputes relating to religion. The court's intervention into such practices may lead to a conflict of existing values backed by the religion or society with newly introduced values by the court. Recently, the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala Temple Entry case declared the practice of prohibiting women in their menstruating age from entering the temples as unconstitutional. The article substantiates that the case paves the way for ensuring equality for women in every sphere, including religion. It critically appraises the existing jurisprudence of religious freedom and argues the need to establish a much coherent jurisprudence based on constitutional principles. The article correlates moral, social, and religious intricacies in determining the constitutional validity of religious practices and tries to substantiate it based on developing jurisprudence of constitutional morality.

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发展新的宗教自由法理学：迈向确保妇女平等的一步

印度是一个宗教多元化和文化多元化的国家，其中宗教是重要的社会制度之一。印度的宗教自由作为一项基本权利得到保障，其中包括在宪法范围内“自由信奉、实践和传播宗教的自由”。印度宪法提倡人人平等，并具有更广泛的解释性内涵。通常，司法机构承担着解决与宗教有关的敏感争端的微妙任务。法院对此类做法的干预可能导致宗教或社会支持的现有价值观与法院新引入的价值观发生冲突。最近，最高法院在萨巴里马拉寺庙进入案中宣布，禁止处于月经年龄的妇女进入寺庙的做法违宪。文章证实，此案为确保妇女在包括宗教在内的各个领域的平等铺平了道路。它批判性地评估了现有的宗教自由法学，并认为有必要建立一个基于宪法原则的非常连贯的法学。这篇文章将道德、社会和宗教的复杂性与确定宗教实践的宪法有效性相关联，并试图在发展宪法道德法理学的基础上对其进行证实。