Three women — one of them said to be Sri Lankan — walked into a temple and that triggered a statewide outrage. Get this, the outrage is because these women stopping by to pray to Ayyappa are of menstruating age, and traditionally this category is not welcome in Ayyappa’s home, Sabarimala. It was men and men. Negotiated relationshipsThe women were no better, though some think shared biology makes for kindred spirits. EwwterusLeaders of men and women, who cannot be bothered to read their own people, continued to play interpreter to an ancient god.

Source: The Telegraph January 06, 2019 07:30 UTC