There is nothing wrong in allowing women to enter the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, said Svagri Madhom Chief Swami Satchidananda.
Addressing a function in connection with the Sivagiri pilgrimage here on Thursday, Guru Nitya Chaitanya Yati, who made the same proposal years ago, said. Sivagiri Madhom still followed the same suggestion.
These remarks were made in reference to reports that the Supreme Court had sought the state government’s opinion on the issue of women entering Sabarimala. “All regressive practices and superstitions must be removed from the country. Devotees of Sree Narayana Guru should work towards the goal,” he said.
The Guru’s visions have contemporary relevance as regressive practices and superstitions continue to rule in Kerala even today. When a young woman was washing her feet in the temple pond at the Guruvayur temple, she was ordered to leave in the garb of untouchability. Such practices should be done away with, said Swami Satchidananda.
“The singer Yesudas is not allowed to enter the Guruvayur temple because he is not a Hindu.” Swami Sachidananda also asked who is a better Hindu than Yesudas.
Chief Sivagiri Madhom was responding in the presence of Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and others. He held the same opinion in the past.
Published – 01 Jan 2026 20:54 IST
