NEW DELHI: Two ladies beneath the age of 50 years claimed that they were in a position to succeed in inside Kerala's Sabarimala temple on early Wednesday morning.
According to a file, two ladies — Bindu and Kanakadurga — who attempted for darshan closing week, advised a news channel that that they had darshan on Wednesday at 3.30 am. They were escorted through police personnel as they entered the temple, reported news company ANI.
Both the women who are said to be of their 40s are these days at an undisclosed location now.
Before Wednesday, over a dozen ladies had made unsuccessful bids to trek to the Sabarimala shrine to provide prayers right through the Mandalam season.
On December 30, amid heavy security, the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, had opened for the 21-day "Makaravilakku" competition.
The Makaravillaku will be hung on Januaury 14 and the shrine will be closed at 7 am on Januaury 20.
The temple, which had witnessed frenzied protests from devotees over the access of ladies of menstruating age, had closed on December 27, marking the culmination of the 41-day annual Mandala puja festivities.
The Ayyappa temple had witnessed massive protests through devotees in opposition to the state govt's determination to put in force the Supreme Court's September 28 verdict, opening its doors to women of every age to provide prayers.
Traditionally, women and girls in the menstruating age group of 10-50 years were barred from providing prayers at the temple, the presiding deity of which is "Naishtika Brahamachari" (perennial celebate).
On Tuesday, around 50 lakh ladies shaped a 620-km-long 'Women's Wall' in Kerala. The wall used to be shaped across the national freeway which stretched from the northern tip of Kasaragod to the southern lead to Thiruvananthapuram. Lakhs of ladies from across the country participated on this grand shoulder-to-shoulder parade, which used to be organised partially through the federal government. The ladies demonstrators additionally raised Sabarimala issue.
According to a file, two ladies — Bindu and Kanakadurga — who attempted for darshan closing week, advised a news channel that that they had darshan on Wednesday at 3.30 am. They were escorted through police personnel as they entered the temple, reported news company ANI.
#WATCH Two ladies devotees Bindu and Kanakdurga entered & offered prayers at Kerala's #SabarimalaTemple at 3.45am to… https://t.co/8XmYTFADDu
— ANI (@ANI) 1546400377000Both the women who are said to be of their 40s are these days at an undisclosed location now.
Before Wednesday, over a dozen ladies had made unsuccessful bids to trek to the Sabarimala shrine to provide prayers right through the Mandalam season.
On December 30, amid heavy security, the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, had opened for the 21-day "Makaravilakku" competition.
The Makaravillaku will be hung on Januaury 14 and the shrine will be closed at 7 am on Januaury 20.
The temple, which had witnessed frenzied protests from devotees over the access of ladies of menstruating age, had closed on December 27, marking the culmination of the 41-day annual Mandala puja festivities.
The Ayyappa temple had witnessed massive protests through devotees in opposition to the state govt's determination to put in force the Supreme Court's September 28 verdict, opening its doors to women of every age to provide prayers.
Traditionally, women and girls in the menstruating age group of 10-50 years were barred from providing prayers at the temple, the presiding deity of which is "Naishtika Brahamachari" (perennial celebate).
On Tuesday, around 50 lakh ladies shaped a 620-km-long 'Women's Wall' in Kerala. The wall used to be shaped across the national freeway which stretched from the northern tip of Kasaragod to the southern lead to Thiruvananthapuram. Lakhs of ladies from across the country participated on this grand shoulder-to-shoulder parade, which used to be organised partially through the federal government. The ladies demonstrators additionally raised Sabarimala issue.
Two women below 50 claim they entered Kerala's Sabarimala temple
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