I concur with KAYARAT BHASKAR, the so called learned opinions of
modern mankind will change religion and belive which has been
enshrined since time immemorial where logic tend to rule the mind in
the name of science. No female from the the age 10 t0 50 is allowed,
why they are not allowed is not for us to deliberate, because this has
been a practice since time immemorial something very unique in
sabarimala abode of swami Ayyappa. Millions all over the world have
wowed made pilgrimage to sabarimala , visited and revisited they all
feel the presence of devine powers and whatever wows they have made
always materialised. It is one of the most popular temple in india and
we are all very proud of the kerala temple. Please dont alter or
change the rule for the sake of logic or personal gain.
On 2/11/08, Madhavan Kutty <kutty@batespangulf.
> An article on the subject taken from the site 'indiavarta.
> information:
>
> Warm regards
>
> Madhavan Kutty, Dubai
>
>
>
> An age old discipline that is still followed at Sabarimala is the ban on the
> entry of young women to the hill shrine. In fact, eves are not allowed even
> in to the poonkavanam or forest around Sannidhanamm, making Sabarimala
> the only temple in India where women aged between 10 and 50 cannot visit.
>
> The ban has always been a controversial issue and a heavy demand to revoke
> it was raised by many a feminist organisation.
> other agencies connected with Sabarimala have been successful in resisting
> this demand.One of the main reasons cited to justify this traditional stand
> is the duration of period of penance. Tradition insists on 41-day severe
> penance before undertaking the pilgrimage.The fact that it is womanly
> impossible to stick on to a strict routine laid down against a conservative
> Hindu background, especially the stigma attached to menstruation, is cited
> as one reason for restricting women's entry.
>
> Similarly, the six-km trek from Pamba to Sannidhanam through hazardous
> forest path is physically a demanding task. However, this argument will not
> hold good in today's world abundant with examples of Amazonian talents.
>
> Presiding priest of Sabarimala Tantri Kandararu Rajeevararu points out the
> exact reason: ``Millions of devotees throng Sabarimala during the
> pilgrimage. And presence of women among them can lead to law and order
> problems as not everybody, however ardent devotee he is, need not behave
> decently with women.''The concept about Ayyappa as installed at Sabarimala
> is that of a brahmachari in penance. The lore also says that he has vowed to
> remain a bachelor. People cite these reasons also to justify the ban on
> women's entry.
>
>
> AYYAPPA AND ILAYATHAMPURATTY KALLU:
> The Ilayathampuratty Kallu, a small stone statue hidden by time in a niche
> on a wayside rock, has nothing significant to catch the attention of
> devotees streaming to Pamba on the Laha Road. For, not many realise that
> this statue believed to be that of a princess of the Pandalam Palace stands
> as a warning post to women against undertaking a pilgrimage to
> Sabarimala.The story goes that a young princess of the Pandalam family
> insisted on accompanying the King on the first pilgrimage to Sabarimala even
> as other female members of the family stopped their journey at Kakkad, near
> Laha.However, the princes couldn't continue her journey from Laha due to
> unexpected menstrual problems. She informed the King about it and said she
> would wait for them in the hut of a Kani tribal. (According to Hindu
> beliefs, women shouldn't take part in any religious functions during
> menstruation.
> princess had turned into a granite statue. The incident reminded him of
> Ayyappa's words that none without a 41-day penance should visit the hill
> shrine.
>
> The royal representative accompanying the Thrivabharanam procession stops at
> the statue and offers pujas before proceeding to Pamba. And as the
> procession winds its way towards the hill shrine, the orphaned statue says a
>
> silent adieu.
>
> AYYAPPA AND MALIKAPPURAM:
> A pilgrimage to Sabarimala is not complete without visiting to Malikappuram,
> shrine of goddess at Sannidhanam. Though there are many stories about the
> relation between the Lord and Malikappuram, the most heartrending is the one
> portraying the goddess as Ayyappa's lover; certain rituals and practices
> underscore this theory.Mahishi was a demoness with the face of buffalo who
> wreaked havoc among villagers and sages. None could kill her as she was
> insulated with a boon that she shouldn't be killed by anyone born of
> man-woman relation. Ayyappa is believed to be the son of Siva and Vishnu and
> the main objective of his incarnation was to kill Mahishi.
>
> After killing Mahishi at Erumely, the Lord danced on her carcass. Then
> Leela, the previous birth of Mahishi, came out of the dead body and bowed
> before Ayyappa with a request to marry her which was rejected by the Lord,
> who had embraced Brahmacharya.
>
> But Ayyappa told Leela that he would shed his sainthood if no new devotee
> visited him during a season. And she began her wait at the adjoining
> shrine.On the Makarasamkramam day (first of MAlayalam month Makaram falling
> in mid-January) after the Makaravilakku spectacle, idol of Malikappuram is
> taken out in a procession accompanied by drums and pipes. The goddess comes
> on an elephant to the pathinettampadi before proceeding to Saramkuthyaal, a
> pipal tree one km away from the shrine. New devotees visiting the shrine
> deposit toy bows and arrows bought from Erumely at this spot, believed to be
> where the Lord had left his weapons before merging with the Sastha idol.
>
> On reaching the spot the goddess finds out that thousands of toy weapons are
> dumped at the spot announcing the arrival of many new devotees. The drums
> fall silent as Malikappuram slowly makes her way back to Sannidhanam
> before she begins her one-year wait hoping that no new devotee would trek
> the mountain next season. One more chapter is added to a celestial love
> story.
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Keralites@yahoogrou
> Of Kayarat Bhaskar
> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 10:37 AM
> To: Keralites@yahoogrou
> Subject: Re: [Keralites] Sabarimala
>
>
>
>
> I agree that relegion and logic can not go together. We believe in
> relegion, without questioning (Can a man have an elephant's head
> (Ganesha)? Can any one have 4 hands (Vishnu)? Can any one be born
> from the union of 2 males (Ayyappa) ? Can a virgin give birth to
> a child (Jesus)? and so on. Faith is the most important factor
> here.
>
> In the north, any one can go and keep flowers at the feet of the
> marble diety. In the south (particularly Kerala) no one but the
> particular "meshanti" or the designated poojari can even enter the
> "garbha griham". Why can't any body else enter, when the
> constitution gives every citizen a right to equality ? Such
> questions are meaningless and any amount of argument can take
> place till the world ends and there will be arguments for both -
> for and against!
>
> I am sure that any body who has faith in Ayyappa, will also have
> faith in the rituals and customs. They will not go, even if
> allowed. For those who have no faith, I doubt if they would like
> to go there as the journey to Sabarimala is not a "picnic", where
> one goes to while away their time.
> So, I think that in the typical Malayali way, where we are experts
> in creating controversies where none is needed - like Idea Star
> Singers, Reliance fresh etc., a new controversy is taking birth,
> because unfortunately we Malayalis have lots of time on our hands
> for useless issues.
> May Lord Ayyappan give "sadbuddhi" to all of us!!
>
>
>
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