The nine-judge bench has been set up after a five-judge bench headed by then CJI Ranjan Gogoi, by a 3:2 majority verdict, referred the matter to a larger bench while examining the review petition filed against the historic September 28, 2018 judgement which had allowed women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple.
Till December 6, the revenue touched Rs 69.39 crore which was about Rs 27.55 crore more than it was in the corresponding period of the 2018-19 pilgrim season, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) that administers the affairs of the shrine, said.
According to the police there were about close to 50,000 pilgrims in the temple town who reached from various parts of the state besides other south Indian states.
Tight security arrangements have been made in Pathanamthitta district, the location of the shrine, before the Sabarimala Temple opens for the Mandala Pooja festival on Saturday at 5 pm. Devotees will be able to visit the temple from November 17.
Tikka Ram Meena, who on Monday faced the BJP's ire after he issued a statement to this effect, on Wednesday briefed the media that it had been made clear to all political parties that under no cost should the name of Lord Ayyappa be used in election campaign.
Kanakadurga was allegedly attacked by her mother-in-law on her returning to her home on January 15, following which she was admitted to a hospital.
According to the police, three women of menstruating age have so far offered prayers at the hill temple during the season.
The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed an anticipatory bail plea filed by Malayalam actor Kollam Thulasi in a case against him for allegedly making provocative anti-women remarks during a Sabarimala protest organised by the BJP-led NDA in the state.
After Kerala turned into a war zone over the entry of women of menstruating age in Sabarimala temple, incidents of violence have continued to be reported on Friday with rampaging protestors hurling crude bombs and stones in various places.
At least 266 people have been arrested and 334 people have been taken into preventive detention for the various hartal related violence.
The women were accompanied by small group of police personnel in civil and uniform.
Though they attempted to trek through the traditional forest path, about five kilometres from the temple complex, they could not go forward as devotees started 'namajapa' (chanting of hymns of the lord) protest against them.
A steady inflow of pilgrims was seen at Sabarimala in recent days as the police had eased certain restrictions even as the prohibitory orders are still in place.
The transgenders alleged that the police harassed them and said they were not banned from darshan at the shrine, but the police said there was a need to get some legal clarity in this issue.
The BJP had announced a state-wide hartal as a mark of respect to 55-year old Venugopalan Nair, who died after setting himself on fire near the venue of the party's protest here on Thursday.
The third day of the session saw proceedings, which began at 9 am, lasting hardly 22 minutes after Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan disallowed the opposition demand to suspend all business during the question hour.
The shutdown was called following "detention" of a few religious leaders the previous night from the Sabarimala temple premises.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC banning assembly of four or more people is also in force in and around Sabarimala from midnight Thursday for a week.
Unprecedented security arrangements have been made at the shrine which is opening for the third time since the Supreme Court allowed women of all age groups to offer prayers, a move being opposed by devotees and others.
The bookings have been made through police online portal which got underway from October 30, police said.
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