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Stunt by the
perception of prejudice..
The younger more
progressive generation of
priests have begun
to speak for change..
If we give a
concession to Yesudas,
many millions will
ask why are not
allowed inside the temple..
Why are other Christians
won’t be allowed..
So we really want to
change the law.
But many people..
sadly or superficially..
They want to break
the law and do something..
This would mean issuing
a new temple entry proclamation..
Like the one that was
issued almost a century ago..
allowing lower caste to enter..
This one would lift the
ban on entry of
different religions..
1200 years back..
Another malayali or
another Keralite..
Sree Shankaracharya set
the standards and
set the temple traditions
for all over India..
Maybe we can redefine
the temple tradition as such
for accommodating modernity..
During the time of
Shankaracharya there was
no Muslims and Christian..
And you know other religions..
So he couldn’t accommodate that..
1200 years later..
we can accommodate
all of them and
Sabarimala is a good example..
The young priest says
it is difficult to change customs
and it makes it even worse
to negotiate with tourists..
When celebrity incidents..
Like that of Vayalar Ravi
politicised the issue..
But others say..
A VIP controversy is good..
The larger the debate..
The better the chances
that Guruvayoor will
stand open to all religions..