Ayyappa  

The idea behind this call of boycott was depriving the state of the revenue, as the devotees believed the money was helping an atheistic government, which controls temples, rather than furthering the Hindu cause. Their strategy seems to be succeeding.

The 38-year-old woman landed in Pamba, near Sabarimala, in her traditional attire carrying irumudi kettu, the mandatory offering of coconut, camphor, incense stick, rice and flowers.
 

Activists and Lord Ayyappa devotees were beaten up brutally by Kerala police at Pamba near Sabarimala.

Sabarimala temple's newly appointed chief priest speaks exclusively to MyNation and explains why women should not enter the temple. He also has clarified that he will go by the rules set by the Devaswom Board.

The BJP leader Shobha Surendran was arrested yesterday by the Kerala police during a protest.

A police team commanded by the IG Sreejith attempted taking woman journalist Kavitha of Mojo TV to the shrine. 30 priests of temple stopped the pooja, sat on dharna near 18 steps. Main tanthri (priest) and melshanthi are not part of this protest. 

Woman journalist Libi on Wednesday (October 17) had to be protected by the Kerala police against the angry crowd as she attempted entering Sabarimala.

IG Manoj Abraham said that the police would provide all the security measures to any devotee who needs to worship Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.