I tried my level best to initiate a discussion on the spiritual rights of the Adivasis around Sabarimala. And I was also inspired when the Adivasi leader came out and articulated that the Adivasis have the rights over this temple and not the upper caste Brahminical forces. He articulated very clearly that the Tantri Brahmins who came from Andhra only in 1902 and before that the pujaris were Adivasis. That argument was great. But then he came out with a spelling mistake. He said that as per the Adivasi tradition also, women can not enter the temple. Now, either this guy does not know the real adivasi tradition or it is not their Appa. The real question is pointed at people like us. What is wrong with us? Universally, no indigenous faith restricts women from worshipping their Gods. And what the hell is Adivasi temple. Adivasis do not construct their Gods and prison their Gods inside four walls. That is the tradition. If there is no wall, then any man, woman, or anybody from any caste, creed, sexuality or nationality can approach that God without any restriction. Our present Adivasi leader is articulating a Brahminical consciousness, because the spiritual colonialism of the upper castes in Sabarimala started much before 1902, though the transfer of power from Adivasi priest to a Brahminical priest took place only in 1902.
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