Nashik: Even as the Bhumata brigade carried a march to the Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik, the atmosphere outside the temple heated up as a Sadhvi tried to enter the inner sanctum.
Sadhvi Harsidhigiri of the Juna Akhara was asked to leave from the temple premises by trust members. The Sadhvi has backed Trupti Desai's demand for women's entry in the temple.
Meanwhile, sources within the Maharashtra Police have told CNN-IBN that they are set to stop Trupti Desai and the Bhumata brigade near the Ahmednagar-Nashik border. According to sources, Additional SP has been sent to the spot while 100 males and 70 female cops have been deployed.
A march to the temple is being organised by the Bhumata brigade, which is led by activist Trupti Desai. The activist has demanded that women must be allowed inside the temple on Shivratri.
Meanwhile, the temple trust has maintained that the ban of entry of women is based on tradition, claiming that no objection has ever been raised on the same.
Desai had also met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in January over entry of women in Shani Shinganapur and Trimbakeshwar temples.
The ancient Trimbakeshwar temple, located 30 km from Nashik, is a major Lord Shiva shrine of the country, which has one of the 12 'jyotirlingas', drawing devotees from far and wide.
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