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<p>A
massive group of around 5 million women (as per news sources) were seen
protesting in favor of the Supreme Court ruling to allow the women in their menstrual
age (between 10 and 50 approximately) in Sabarimala Temple located in Kerala,
India. As per the temple history and traditions, females, except of the age
group between 10 and 50, are allowed to visit and worship the temple.</p>
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<p>Now
why did it become an issue?</p>
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<p>Keeping
in view the traditions and sentiments of the Hindu people, this temple has been
known to have certain energies that can negatively harm the women in their menstrual
age, as this temple operates in presence of Tantri priest. Due to this reason,
they did not allow the women of certain age to enter the temple. It is to be
noted that all the religions in the world have their own customs and traditions
that they follow and it is with those belief system the religions exist.</p>
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<p>Interestingly,
the people belonging to Christianity and Muslim background are more eager to
break the tradition and they have been quite keen about this temple since long.
They are fighting to provide the right to entry to the Hindu women. And there
are also other Hindu women who believe they should be allowed to pray in the
temple. IT SEEMS RIGHT when we look at the surface but when we go deeper, they
themselves have a lot of gender issues in their part of the religion which they
never even speak of. And this creates a dilemma in their intent. It cannot be
termed wrong that they are speaking in favor of gender equality but it is
worrisome when they, in coordinated manner, ignore the flaws of their religions
and focus on a single Hindu temple. To speak of reality, there have not been a
single woman Pope in the history of Christianity, and the women have limited
roles in Church and cannot even be a priest in Roman Catholic Churches and we
all know how the Muslim women have to struggle for their right to dress freely,
let alone live one. &nbsp;Religion is one of
the most sensitive issues in the world and provocating the people in these
terms without proper research and understanding can bring chaos and even loss
of lives.</p>
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<p>Due
to these, it seems that this protest was a motivated one rather than based on
true intentions.</p>
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<p>To
explain a little further, there are hundreds and thousands of Hindu temples in
India and Nepal where people of all the age group and gender can enter and
worship. However, this temple is one of the exceptions where women of certain
age and circumstances are denied entry. So, it is a clear common sense that
this temple was built with different purpose and energies. Had it been a gender
issue, women of all age group would have been denied entry; but this is not the
case as women who are not in their menstrual age can enter.</p>
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<p>To
conclude, if there exist differences simply based on gender, all the women must
be allowed entry; but if there are other aspects to it other than gender, it is
worth noting. It is requested that the people need to be more receptive, profound
and understand all the details before coming to conclusions in these kinds of
delicate issues that involve the belief of millions of people.</p>
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<p>Please
leave your thoughts…</p>
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