Two women devotees have been stopped by protesters at Appachimedu, two kilometres away from the Sabarimala temple.

The Sabarimala foothills in Pamba on Sunday witnessed a high drama as hundreds of devotees blocked paths and chased away a group of 11 women of menstruating age being escorted to the hill shrine by the police.

Though the police team tried to arrest and remove a few of the devotees who blocked the traditional forest path and take the women members of Chennai-based outfit ‘Manithi’, hundreds of pilgrims rushed down to the valley to chase them away.

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11:45 am IST 2 women devotees brought back to camp following protests #Visuals Two women devotees are being brought back to Pampa base camp following protests. They were stopped by protesters at Appachimedu, two kilometres away from #SabarimalaTemple. #Kerala pic.twitter.com/PQEu94C2Ay — ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2018





11:05 am IST Lord Ayyappa devotees protest outside woman devotee’s house Lord Ayyappa devotees hold protest in Perinthalmanna, Malappuram, outside the residence of Bindu, a woman devotee who began the trek to Sabarimala Temple today morning. She is being brought back to Pampa base camp now following protests against her entry to the temple.





10:55 am IST Women devotees being brought back The two women devotees are being brought back to Pampa base camp following protests. They had been stopped by protesters at Appachimedu, two kilometres away from the shrine, according to news agency ANI.





10:40 am IST Bindu from Malappuram, Durga of Kozhikode on way to hilltop Bindu from Malappuram and Durga of Kozhikode are on their way to the hilltop shrine in Kerala under heavy police protection. “We are here to seek ‘darshan’ (offer prayers) of Lord Ayyappa. The Supreme Court order must be enforced and hope, police will provide us security,” Bindu told media while on the way to Sabarimala.





9:15 am IST Police form security ring around the women devotees As 2 women devotees, try to make their way out to enter Sabarimala temple, police form security ring around them so as to ensure security.





9:10 am IST We will come back again: Manithi outfit After being evicted from Pamba base camp on Sunday, Manithi outfit member Selvi said “Police succumbed to ruffians. We will approach the Supreme Court. State failed again. We will come back again.”



