Amid fuelling tensions, Sabarimala temple reopens tomorrow, police on high alert, over 1,500 cops deployed

The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will reopen for monthly poojas on Monday. The Kerala Police has deployeed nearly 1,500 security personnel, including 100 women in and around the shrine and security has been tightened in the nearby areas of Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavunkal in the backdrop of violent protests over entry of women of menstrual age last month.

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