Thiruvananthapuram: Nearly seven years after the landmark Supreme Court verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple, the shrine has once again become a flashpoint in Kerala as the state inches toward another crucial election season.

Weeks after the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government hosted the Sabarimala conclave—pitching the temple as a global pilgrimage centre and an inclusive space—it is now at the centre of another controversy, this time over alleged discrepancies in the weight of the Dwarapalaka (guardian) idols and pedestals at the temple.

The ruling LDF, which was earlier praised by community organisations like the Nair Service Society (NSS) and Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam for the conclave, now finds itself on the back foot, with

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