Sabarimala temple shut after two women pray at shrine | Election Viral

The Sabarimala temple in Kerala was shut on Wednesday after two women from the hitherto banned age group prayed there and was reopened an hour later after the priests performed "purification rituals".

The dramatic pre-dawn entry by the two women, Bindu and Kanaka Durga, aided by policemen in civilian clothes led to angry reactions from opposition parties.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan confirmed that two women had prayed at the temple. "Yes, it's true. The women have had temple darshan," he said in Thiruvananthapuram.