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New Delhi:- The Kerala government on Thursday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court favouring entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple without restriction. At present, women in the age group 10-50 are not allowed.
The affidavit was filed in response to a notice issued by the court on a petition by the Indian Young Lawyers Association and five other women advocates challenging the ban in vogue for several years.
It said: “Some scholars of ancient Kerala history say that the Sabarimala Sastha Prathista was once a Buddhist shrine. The rituals chanted by worshippers are synonymous with the ‘Saranathrayam’ of Buddhist disciples (Budham Saranam Gachami; Dharmam Saranam Gachami; Sangham Saranam Gachami).” However, the government had no intention of creating any controversy, it said.
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The affidavit was filed in response to a notice issued by the court on a petition by the Indian Young Lawyers Association and five other women advocates challenging the ban in vogue for several years.
It said: “Some scholars of ancient Kerala history say that the Sabarimala Sastha Prathista was once a Buddhist shrine. The rituals chanted by worshippers are synonymous with the ‘Saranathrayam’ of Buddhist disciples (Budham Saranam Gachami; Dharmam Saranam Gachami; Sangham Saranam Gachami).” However, the government had no intention of creating any controversy, it said.
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