Nilakkal (Kerala) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Tourism, KJ Alphons, who is currently on his way to the Sabarimala Temple, on Monday, said that the situation at the hill-top shrine of Lord Ayyappa is worse than an emergency situation.
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will stage a protest on Sunday after party Kerala general secretary K Surendran was not allowed to go towards Sabarimala temple and detained later.
Trivandrum (Kerela) Nov 17 (ANI): Travancore Devaswom Board Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Saturday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and RSS for announcing indefinite strike by the right-wing activists from Sunday to protest against the arrest of Hindu leader K P Sasikala.
Pampa (Karnataka) [India], Nov 17 (ANI) Lord Ayyappa devotees began the trek from Pampa to Sabarimala Temple on Saturday. The temple reopened on Friday for a 62-day long Mandala Pooja-Magaravilaku annual pilgrimage season.
Marakkoottam (Kerala) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): The Sabarimala Karma Samithi has called for a statewide shutdown on Saturday from 6 am to 6 pm, to protest against the arrest of Hindu Aikya Vedi state president KP Sasikala at Marakkoottam on Friday night.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Activist Trupti Desai, who was forced to return to Pune without visiting Sabarimala Temple owing to a possible disruption of law and order, said she will next visit the hill shrine unannounced using "guerilla tactics"
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has appealed to people to cooperate in ensuring a peaceful two-month long Mandala pooja - Makaravilakku pilgrimage season in Sabarimala.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Agitated protesters gathered outside the Mumbai airport where Pune-based activist Trupti Desai arrived after she called off her plan to visit the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala over concerns of law and order in Kerala.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Social activist and founder of Bhumata Brigade, Trupti Desai, who was unable to exit the Cochin International Airport due to protests being carried out against her visit, said that the state police have advised her to go back to Pune.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Despite the Supreme Court lifting ban over entry of women of menstruating age inside the Sabrimala Temple, Ayappa Dharma Sena president Rahul Easwar on Friday warned woman activist Trupti Desai from entering the shrine.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] Nov 16 (ANI): Ahead of Sabarimala Temple's reopening today, authorities have imposed Section 144 in the towns of Nilakkal, Pamba, and Sannidhanman as a precautionary measure.
Onboard, Nov 16 (ANI): Trupti Desai, a social activist on Friday said that she would enter the Sabarimala Temple even if she is not given security by the Kerala government.