Hindustani78
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There are several reasons behind that.....This temple is totally different from others i have visited.... Here every one can go and there is no restricitons (hindu, muslim, christain, anyone)...... and this is one of the most secular temple in India..... The best friend of Lord ayappa is a Muslim, and he is also part of the temple...... Though most of the customs are designed several decades back, keeping the difficulties and hardships of the devotees in mind.....Few of them are irrelevant today....
Lord Ayyappa is a Brahmachari and that is the reason why women between 10 and 50 are allowed.... They are not allowed beyond Pamba (the holy river) which is about 3.5 Kms away from the temple........
If you want to know beyond this search in google, (or will help you with some links) if not the discussion will turn in to a religious one....
POPULARY KNOWN BY HINDUS AS VAVAR SWAMY DARGAH.
800 YEARS OLD DARGAH IN SABARIMALA , KERALA