Sabarimala showdown: Will rationality win over faith?

The Sabarimala temple opens Friday evening, for the third time since the Supreme Court verdict on September 28 allowed women of all age group to offer prayers.

The state had witnessed a string of protests by the Congress, the BJP, RSS and right-wing outfits against the LDF government's decision to implement the court verdict. Will the state government succeed in sticking to the SC's verdict this time?