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The high court ordered the state government not to stop devotees from chanting of 'sharanam' but to allow devotees to go alone or in groups to the Sabarimala shrine of Lord Ayyappa

BJP president Amit Shah on November 20 had said that the Kerala government is treating Ayyappa devotees like Gulag prisoners

 

Reshma Nisanth, Sanila and Dhanya held a press conference at Kochi. While they remained adamant that they would enter the shrine, the demand enraged devotees of Lord Ayyappa.

Kerala's director general of police (DGP) Loknath Behra demanded an explanation from two police officers regarding arrests of protesters in Sabarimala temple. The Kerala high court has also mocked the Pinarayi Vijayan government over police excesses in Sabarimala temple.

Union minister KJ Alphons Kannanthanam claimed that the Kerala government is responsible for the conflicts at Sabarimala temple and they failed to make basic arrangements for the devotees

The protesters demanded that the BJP leader K Surendran be released and alleged that the police had arrested a devotee.

Citizens have begun to stage protests in New York now, demanding that women must not be allowed to enter Sabarimala 

A 50-year-old social science teacher, KP Sasikala, turned in to religious and political figure in 2003. She grabbed headlines today as she got arrested while attempting to enter Sabarimala drawing thousands of protesters

Rahul Easwar withdraws from Nilakkal after being cautioned that he might get arrested. However, he said he would return in two days with other devotees.

The Sabarimala temple re-opened to devotees on November 16 evening. Hindu Aikya Vedi state president, KP Sasikala, was detained on Saturday morning

On Friday, Trupti Desai was trapped inside Kochi airport after hundreds of Lord Ayyappa devotees staged a protest against her planned visit to the Sabarimala shrine 

Sabarimala temple has opened for 70-day-long annual pilgrimage. The current priest will hand over the keys of the sanctum sanctorum to the new priest.
 

Trupti Desai reached the Kochi airport at 5 AM with an intention to visit Sabarimala. After waiting the entire day at Kochi Internation Airport, Trupti Desai would be returning to Pune at 9.30PM. Massive protests were witnessed since 4AM outside the airport.