Purification Rites  

 On January 2, the chief priest of the Sabarimala temple had closed the doors of the shrine to perform Suddhikalasam (purification) after it was confirmed that two women entered the temple through the rear entrance and had darshan of Lord Ayyappa.
 

On January 2, the chief priest of the Sabarimala temple had closed the doors of the shrine for performing Suddhikalasam (purification rites) after it was confirmed that two women entered the temple through the back gate and had the darshan of Lord Ayyappa.

Bindu from Kozhikode and Kanakadurga from Malappuram entered the Ayyappa shrine with the help of police officials. The chief priest of the Sabarimala temple had closed the doors of the temple for performing purification rites after it was confirmed that Bindu and Kanakadurga entered the temple.  

Travancore Devaswom Board member N Vijaykumar said they would seek an explanation from the thantri for conducting purification rites. Following this incident, a huge protest was witnessed in front of the Travancore Devaswom Board office.

The chief priest of the Sabarimala temple had closed the doors of the shrine for performing Suddhikalasam (purification rites) after it was confirmed that two women entered the temple through the back gate and had the darshan of Lord Ayyappa. Meanwhile, CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has criticised Sabarimala temple thantri for closing the temple for purification rites.