Trupti Desai, entered Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah to offer prayers during tight security,saying her struggle was for gender equality.

Bhumata Ranragini Brigade chief Desai said "At the Dargah, I prayed that women be allowed to enter the inner sanctum, as was the case till 2011,"

"Police cooperated with us this time. This is a fight for gender equality. We will try to visit the inner sanctum next time," she said.

Desai and other women activists were previous repudiated entry to the Dargah last month.

After campaign aimed at entry of women in Shani Shingnapur and Trimbakeshwar temples in Maharashtra, Desai had taken her drive for gender equality to the prominent Dargah in Mumbai.

She was still short of going into the shrine on April 28 by activists.