It is unfortunate that all the arguments far and against the entry of women into the sabarimal temple are based on wrong and bseless notions and totally irrelevant points and angles.they are beside the points . some claim tha lord Ayyappa himself has set the rules .Others ague tha it is tradition deserving obedience without question etc , etc. Nobod seem to care whether it is according to vedic ritual rites(Agamas) and whther it is legal , constitutional or discriminatory . and what really is the need for the ban , whther lord Ayyappa is against women- a hater of woman etc etc. When females below the age of 10 and above he age of 50 are allowed , only women in the age group 10 to 50 are barred. Appaantly , it is prima facie , discriminatory. It has no religiou sanciton. Every hindu has theright to question the ban if it is wrong .
RE:Aren't women human beings
by Ramanath Babu on Jul 06, 2006 04:36 PM Permalink
Who said to you that it has got no religious sanction?
In temples, especially in temples in Kerala you can enter only after cleansing yourself, at least physically if not mentally. That is the tradition, unlike in churtch or mosque where you can straight away go from your bed! All people, who are born as Hindus (for that matter, everyone borne as a hindu only, although he may later change his religion)support this practice. Prior to going to temple, Hindus do not eat non vegetarian food - it is again another tradition. Going to Sabarimala during 'mandala kalam' is after observing 41 dya vrat which a woman cannot undertake as her menstrual period intervene in between. You must now understand why women are barried in Sabarimala.
