If women after attaining puberty and before menopause are considered to be ones for whom the temple is out of bounds, supposedly because Ayyappa stands for Brahmacharya, how come men who have intercourse with women are not barred? Are Brahmachari men supposed to marry or have sex (Marriage is not a constraint to have sex, you see.)?
I was surprised that the temple priest's son talking about how Jayamala has defiled the temple. When the priest of the temple can have a child (is it scientifically possible for a Brahmachari to have a kid?!!) how can the temple God stand for Brahmacharya?
And I haven't even discussed as to whether Brahmacharya is any virtue to begin with.
