The temple rituals and practices are observed and respected by all devotees since they are ancient practices and keep up the sanctity of temple.A temple is a place where a group of people assemble for a religious purpose.Individual whims and fancies cannot be encouraged in the name of democracy. Social taboos could be opposed but certain norms have to be respected and observed. People like Jayamala need to spoil the traditions of our land.Such people can avoid visiting these temples. By committing such acts they bring disgrace to themselves not to the deity, who is above all. It is better than we take it as a cheap publicity and ignore unless it throws-up the corruption in holy places since Jayamala's entry into the temple cannot be without the knowledge of the temple officials or the priest.
RE:Women's entry at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple
by Gayathri Chakravarthy on Jul 10, 2006 03:31 PM Permalink
Well said Kiran.. a job done well.
As for the likes of Babu and Srivathsan, who are into their second childhood when they are hardly out of their first, they shud clearly understand that they arent the only Hindus around.. Sacrilege ?? I need to wipe tears around my eyes and stop before I split my sides !! These guys think that women entering the temple downgrades the sancity.. SATI no more surprises me..
RE:Women's entry at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple
by Pallavi on Jul 07, 2006 11:39 AM Permalink
We are in 21st century, thats why we are giving the best to our new generation. We are allowing them to get best education & career. In our relation of great grandpa\'s, women are not allowed to go anywhere or not allow to go in community, and most of them are not getting education and all. But now-a-days women are engineers, airhostes, fighter plain poilet, and now we are on the issue of to enter the women temple or not. God made pepople and people made traditions. Womens menopause is natural thing. Why to make issue of that?
RE:Women's entry at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple
by Raghavan on Jul 08, 2006 01:36 AM Permalink
Mr. ganapathy, you speak of tradition.do you follow tradtion now? have you got a tuft or cropped your hair. are you in dothy and towel or wearing a pants and shirts and wris watches? Is your house cemented or plastered with mud and cow dung or cement and morter? Bette parctice before preaching . Can you cite any authorit from and scripture that women should be barred from entry into temples? Understnd first ,that he ban her is specific for the age group 10 to 50 only. WOMEN ARE NOT BARRED. the reason is that women in periods might spread infectiion.The ban is not religious . It is hygeinic. Does anybody know that Jayamala was in period while she entered the temple a decade back? Even if she was in period,a disinfection process / ceremony should have been done then and not now. as no harm has resulted by e entry and touching , it is simply foolish to do any ceremony on religious ground. It is an insult to the country, the Great religion ,the presidig deity, keralites,and womanhood in general. Does anybod want to prove tha worsipping ayyappan would bring only misfortune to the worsipper?The tantrics and priests who are ignoramuses should be sent out of the Great temple.
