Sabarimala Temple Row: Air India Issues Advisory to Passengers Travelling From Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode Airports in Kerala Due to Protests
Air India has issued an advisory for the passengers travelling from Kerala due to Sabarimala protests at several locations in the state. The airline carrier has requested passengers from Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode to schedule their travel plans to/from airports accordingly.
Thiruvananthapuram, January 2: Air India has issued an advisory for the passengers travelling from Kerala due to Sabarimala protests at several locations in the state. The airline carrier has requested passengers from Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode to schedule their travel plans to/from airports accordingly. Meanwhile, earlier in the day, two women, under the 50 years of age, entered Kerala's Sabarimala temple. The women both in their early 40s, entered the sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala temple.
They started their climb around midnight and reached the hilltop shrine after 3:45 am and left after praying to Lord Ayyappa. The women were identified as Bindu and Kanakadurga. They were accompanied by police personnel. They had made an unsuccessful bid to visit Sabarimala temple on December 18. Earlier, girls and women in the menstruating age group of 10-50 years were barred from offering prayers at the temple.
Over a dozen women had so far made unsuccessful attempts to trek to the Sabarimala shrine to offer prayers during the Mandalam season. Kerala witnessed a series of protests against the Supreme Court’s on September 28, in a 4-1 verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages into the holy shrine. A major section of the devotees, along with Travancore Devaswom Board, had opposed the order, pointing out that Lord Ayyappa is worshipped as a celibate God in Sabarimala.
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