Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple Openings 2019
Ayyappa Temple In Usa
The hill shrine of Sabarimala in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district opened on Wednesday as protests against the entry for women devotees of menstrual age turned violent.Hundreds of policemen and women guarded the main gateway to temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, which opened for the first time after the Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages access to the shrine. Despite the Supreme Court order, no women turned up at the opening of the temple.Earlier, police chased away protesters and demolished their tents in Nilakkal, the second base camp 16km away from the temple, as stones were pelted on the streets.Many journalists were also injured in the baton charge by the police as they tried to control the protesters, who fled into a nearby forest. Protesters, as well as police personnel, were also injured in the violence.