The Vaikom Satyagraha began as a regional, localized anti-untouchability movement. It gained in prominence, however, and historians consider it a crucial event in Kerala history, even leading to the Temple Entry Proclamation of 1936. The protest was centered on the Vaikom Mahadeva Temple, where the higher caste was able to use a public road around it but the lower caste was not. On March 30, 1924, Kunjappy, Bahuleyan, and Venniyll Govinda Panicker, Satyagrahis, strolled hand in hand towards a notice board that said, "Ezhavas and other low castes are prohibited through this road." Almost a decade later, in November 1936, the historic Temple Entry Proclamation was signed, lifting the centuries-old ban on the entry of marginalized castes into Travancore temples. In many respects, the Satyagraha signaled the start of what would become a statewide temple admission movement that continues to this day.

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