Amid violent protests and tightened security, the doors of Sabarimala temple opened a little before 5pm on Wednesday. Section 144 will be imposed in four places near the iconic shrine, including Pamban and Nilakkal. Several teams of journalists were attacked by the protesters. Sabarimala protests were also attacked by a mob at the Nilakkal base camp, the main gateway to the hill shrine, in a cowardly tactic designed to intimidate women devotees ahead of the temple’s opening.