Sabarimala a ‘secular temple’

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Nov 13, 2018

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Opposing a plea seeking to bar the entry of non-Hindus and non-idol worshippers inside Sabarimala, the Kerala government Monday said that the hill shrine was a “secular temple” where devotees of all faiths visit for offering prayers. A BJP functionary, T G Mohan Das, filed the plea in the Kerala High Court.
Objecting to Das’ plea in court, the government contended that it was an openly debated fact that Sabarimala was originally a place of worship which belonged to tribals. It further referred to another school of thought according to which Sabarimala was a Buddhist temple and the word ‘Saranam’ was derived from Buddhism.