- Thursday, April 25, 2024
By: Keerthi Mohan
There was high drama at the Sabarimala temple complex on Tuesday (6) morning with devotees protesting against the entry of a woman pilgrim, suspecting her to be in the menstrual age. Lalitha (52) from Tirur had come to the temple with 19 relatives, including women, for her grandson’s ‘chorunnu’ (rice giving ceremony). She was near the ‘nadapandal’ (the area just before devotees climb the 18 steps to reach the sanctum sanctorum) when her group was suddenly surrounded by about 200 frenzied protesters clapping and chanting ‘Ayyappa saranam’ mantra, suspecting that she was below 50 years. Police immediately intervened and after…
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