Janani had visited the temple with her parents on Friday. (Photo| ANI) 
Kerala

Sabarimala row: Will visit again when I turn 50, says 9-year-old TN girl with placard

Friday witnessed huge protests as hundreds of devotees at Sabarimala temple forced two women to stop their journey towards the shrine.

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Janani, a nine-year-old girl from Madurai on Saturday caught the public eye when she was seen at Sabarimala with a placard which reads she will wait until she turns 50 to have a darshan of Lord Ayyappa in the hill shrine.

Janani had visited the temple with her parents on Friday.

"We don't know what SC ordered. Once my daughter completes 10 yrs of age, she'll wait till 50 yrs of age and then she can come to Ayyappa" said Janani's father R Satish Kumar.

Satish said he won't like it if his daughter visits Sabarimala before she is 50.

Friday witnessed huge protests as hundreds of devotees at Sabarimala temple forced two women to stop their journey towards the shrine.

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