Sabarimala row: Two women enter temple, shrine shut for purification

Two woman devotees, below the age of 50, finally entered the Sabarimala temple -- in a first after the temple was opened to women between the age group of 10-50 following the September 28 Supreme Court verdict, on October 17.

The jubilation, however, could not last long as the temple has been shut down for an hour for "purification rituals".

Bindu, 44, from Perinthalmanna and Kanaka Durga, 42, from Kannur, began their climb towards the abode of Lord Ayyappa at midnight and reached the shrine only after 3.45 am on Wednesday.