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I read that there is a debate if women should be allowed to enter this temple of god Ayyappa in Kerala.
Does someone know more?
I'm no expert but I heard this too. AFAIK Ayyapan is the son of two male gods, Vishnu and Shiva, so he wasn't born from a woman and therefore won't tolerate being worshipped by women.
No idea whether this makes sense. I read that no meat-eater / "Caucasian" is allowed to enter the temple of Lord Jagganath, and that during their menstruation period women are not allowed to enter Hindu temples at all.
I read that there is a debate if women should be allowed to enter this temple of god Ayyappa in Kerala.
Does someone know more?
I do not know the current rules but perhaps it is that non-Hindus are not allowed in Jagannatha temple. The rules about menstruation are there only in a minuscule number of temples, that too generally in South India, and not in all temples. What happens is that the women themselves avoid going to temples during that time.No idea whether this makes sense. I read that no meat-eater / "Caucasian" is allowed to enter the temple of Lord Jagganath, and that during their menstruation period women are not allowed to enter Hindu temples at all.
No idea whether this makes sense. I read that no meat-eater / "Caucasian" is allowed to enter the temple of Lord Jagganath, and that during their menstruation period women are not allowed to enter Hindu temples at all.
I read that no meat-eater / "Caucasian" is allowed to enter the temple of Lord Jagganath
Yes that's common. But a couple of more points on the topic.If this is the temple I am thinking of, the ban on foreigners was imposed due to tourists behaving very badly and disrespectfully during a big festival. They were acting as if it were a museum or other tourist attraction instead of a house of worship.
Yes that's common. But a couple of more points on the topic.
Firstly, this isn't something unique to Hinduism. The Mormon temples, for example, so I've read, only allow about 15% of the Mormon membership into their temples, and nobody not Mormon. I'm sure there are lots of areas of Vatican City that are out of bounds. Most religions have some sort of dress codes, gender separation, or requirements for entrance to their houses of worship. At gurdwaras you have to cover your head.
Secondly, at the core of the debate at Sabrimala, and elsewhere is who is in charge. Is it the local board. or ownership, or is it the government? So it's separation of religion and state, or not. Hinduism has been singled out in this regard. Can you imagine the outcry if the state government, national government, or Supreme Court made demands of mosques or churches?
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I shudder to think. I have some thoughts about the Sabrimala issue that I won't really go into, so as not to stir the pot, but let's just say that my opinions are well over the line into the Republic of Traditionland.
Actually they did. The court desegregated several Sufi sites where men and women were seperated. There was not much outcry. In India, the power are greater than in US or Canada.Yes that's common. But a couple of more points on the topic.
Firstly, this isn't something unique to Hinduism. The Mormon temples, for example, so I've read, only allow about 15% of the Mormon membership into their temples, and nobody not Mormon. I'm sure there are lots of areas of Vatican City that are out of bounds. Most religions have some sort of dress codes, gender separation, or requirements for entrance to their houses of worship. At gurdwaras you have to cover your head.
Secondly, at the core of the debate at Sabrimala, and elsewhere is who is in charge. Is it the local board. or ownership, or is it the government? So it's separation of religion and state, or not. Hinduism has been singled out in this regard. Can you imagine the outcry if the state government, national government, or Supreme Court made demands of mosques or churches?
Actually they did. The court desegregated several Sufi sites where men and women were seperated. There was not much outcry. In India, the power are greater than in US or Canada.
No temple in Bengal has this. Is this province dependent? Probably some dalit rifhts politics going on in some states.So is the government also collecting the donations to mosques and putting it in government coffers like they do with Hindu temples?
No temple in Bengal has this. Is this province dependent? Probably some dalit rifhts politics going on in some states.
Private boards.State governments, yes. Are the temples in Bengal all run by private families, or by boards?