While the woman, Sasikala, said she was not allowed to undertake the trek to the shrine and sent back by the police, official sources told PTI that she entered the sanctum sanctorum and offered prayers.

Confusion over Lankan woman's entry into Sabarimala

As per initial reports, auto-rickshaws and two-wheelers were plying at the railway station in the state capital and various other places.

Kerala shutdown over entry of 2 women to Sabarimala temple, public transport hit

Speaking to media in Trivandrum, Vijayan said, 'Conducting hartal (shutdown) in name of women's entry into Sabarimala temple is like calling hartal (shutdown) against Supreme Court order'.

We have fulfilled our responsibility, others are trying to make Sabarimala a clash zone: Kerala CM