2 More Women Attempt Sabarimala Trek To Temple\, Stopped By Protesters

Sabarimala Temple Live Updates: 2 More Women Attempt Trek To Sabarimala Temple, Stopped By Protesters

Sabarimala Temple: Today is the fifth day since the temple was opened after the Supreme Court last month overturned a centuries-old ban on women between 10 and 50 years entering Sabarimala

Kerala | | Updated: October 21, 2018 12:01 IST
Sabarimala Temple Live Updates: 2 More Women Attempt Trek To Sabarimala Temple, Stopped By Protesters

Devotees wait in queues inside the premises of the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta district.

New Delhi: 

Four days after the doors of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala opened after the Supreme Court stepped in to overturn a nearly three-decade-old ruling formalising a ban on women of menstruating age. Today, two women in their early forties who started walking towards the Sabarimala temple today were stopped by protesters 200 metres from the base camp Pamba. Vasanthi, 41, and Aadhiseshi, 42, said the protesters surrounded them, blocked their way and forced them to return to the base camp. Yesterday, another women arrived at Pamba, attempting to enter the temple. However, Manju, general secretary of the Kerala Dalit Mahila Federation was told that no police protection will be provided until background check is done to verify if she was an activist. The decision is likely to be announced today. Police sources said the woman has a few cases against her and alleged links to a radical organisation.

Manju's plan for the trek was also thwarted after heavy rains in the area. If she is given the security she will succeed in entering the temple to script history. No woman in this age group between 10 and 50 years have made it to the temple.
 

Here are the LIVE UPDATES of the Sabarimala temple opening:


Oct 21, 2018
11:54 (IST)
Oct 21, 2018
11:12 (IST)
Andhra women unaware of Sabarimala protests
The women Vasanthi, 41, and Aadhiseshi, 42, hailing from Andhra Pradesh had trekked around 100-200 metres from Pamba base camp towards Sabarimala. The women were part of the pilgrim camp who were trekking to various temples across Kerala. They say they were not aware about the situation in Sabarimala. They have informed the police that they don't want to go further and want to instead return.
Oct 21, 2018
10:48 (IST)
The traditional musical 'panchari melam' being performed at the Sabarimala sannidhaanam on Sunday morning.
Oct 21, 2018
10:31 (IST)
2 women in their early 40's identified as Vasanthi and Aadhisesh tried to trek to Sabarimala temple and were stopped by protesters 200 meters from Pamba. The women have now returned to police guard room in Pamba.  
Oct 21, 2018
09:33 (IST)
Yesterday, another woman arrived at Pamba attempting to enter the temple. SP Manju, general secretary of the Kerala Dalit Mahila Federation had aborted her plans for the trek after heavy rain in the area.
Oct 21, 2018
09:29 (IST)
Four days after the hill-shrine Sabarimala opened its doors to the public, few women who have attempted to enter the premises have met tough resistance and had to return back. The shrine closes at 10 pm tomorrow.
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