Dharmasthala, Oct 23: D Veerendra Heggade, the Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala has strongly justified the ban on entry of women into Sabarimala temple and said that the age-old tradition must be preserved and respected.
Interacting with the media persons here today, he said: “the society must understand the intention with which these traditions have been formulated and not confused with devotion, which can be performed from one’s own home.”
When the Ayyappa vrathadharis can undergo this demanding 48-day penance including abstinence, it is also imperative that other devotees too follow suit. “Ban on entry of women is also to help with the tradition of allowing men folk going to the temple observe self-control,” he said.
These austerities are observed for self-control. "When one fails in self-control, it results in inequality and #MeToo incidents," he pointed out.
He said that such restrictions should not be seen as a move to deny equality to women. “We can see such restrictions in foreign countries too,” he said.
Manjusha museum
Dharmadhikari said that Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy would inaugurate the renovated Manjusha museum at Dharmasthala on October 24. The CM will also lay the foundation stone for widening of roads in Dharmasthala (to be implemented by PWD at a cost of Rs 23.5 crore).
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would visit Dharmasthala on October 29 and launch LIC Pragathi Raksha for self help groups of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project.
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Now who making partiality with women????
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