As Sabarimala temple opens, Kerala police stop 10 women
(WorldNews India)

AS THE Sabarimala temple opened for the two-month-long annual pilgrimage season amid tight security on Saturday, police stopped at least 10 young women from trekking to the hill shrine. Advertising Police sources said the 10 women of menstruating age were part of a group of about 50 people from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. `They were on a tour of temples in the region, and their itinerary included Sabarimala. Our personnel deployed at the Pamba base station politely dissuaded them from going to the shrine. They agreed to stay back at Pamba, while the others in the group went up to the temple,´´ said a senior police officer. To stop young women from going to the shrine, police have decided to...