Kerala tops in women on Haj without males, very few from UP, Bengal

Of 2,340 Muslim women going to Saudi, 2,011 are from the southern state. More women than men have applied for Haj from Kerala this. In all, there are more than 11,000 pilgrims from the state —6,959 women and 4,513 men. Last year, a change in government rules allowed women above 45 years of age to travel in groups of four for Haj without being accompanied by a male companion.