In photos: A breathtaking 620 kilometer-long human chain formed by millions of women in Kerala, India, who stood up against patriarchy at a revered temple

For the first time ever, millions of women came up to form a human chain from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala to fight for equal gender rights in India.

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The 620-km long women line connected the north and south end of the Indian state of Kerala.

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So far, 5 million women have participated in the ‘Women’s Wall’ including actors like Zeenath and Usha and local political state across Kerala. It is reportedly one of the largest women gatherings across the globe.

Even the government of Kerala has welcomed the protest by saying it doesn’t want Kerala to go back to the dark age.

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During the assembly, the women stood by each other stretching the line through National highway 66, with several women wearing ‘kasavu mundu’-- a traditional dress.

The wall was organised to support Supreme Court of India verdict on Sabarimala temple, which bans women of menstruating age to enter the premises.

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Many men also formed a wall parallel to the ‘Women’s Wall’ to show their solidarity towards gender equality and women’s rights.

Some of the opposing political parties have termed the ‘Women’s Wall’ a failure because it did not include participation from semi-urban and rural areas.

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