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PATHANAMTHITTA (KERALA): A day after protests and violence against the entry of women of menstruating age at the Sabarimala temple was witnessed, devotees visiting the shrine reiterated that the sanctity of the temple and Lord Ayyappa "must be preserved at any cost".One of the male devotees told ANI, "Lord Ayyappa is a 'Nithya Brahmachari', this must be preserved at any cost. "I took Kambamedu route to Sabarimala Temple, locals at every village were checking vehicles for women. "Meanwhile, another devotee, Ganesh Kumar, said that while coming to the temple, villagers thoroughly checked vehicles for women of 10-50 age group. Sanctity of the temple should be preserved. "That is unfortunate; it was part of the plan designed by the CPI (M) people..