MELMARUVATHUR

SAKTIMALA & IRUMUDI

Wearing of Mala and carrying Irumudi to the temple it seems was first introduced in Sabarimalai and has been popularized by its bhaktas elsewhere. Its potentialities are many and the impact tremendous, though the injections prescribed for self- purification are rather very hard. It instills numerous covetable virtues, like mutual regard, freedom of worship, self-confidence, steadfast devotion and discipline, but it is limited to men only. This is not fair; women are segregated totally. Certain sections of the Adi Parasakti devotees prayed to the MOTHER to setting right the injustice and granting a boon of equality for offering prayers with Saktimala. 

The temple felt the appeal reasonable, and so it has extended through Arul Vak to all the people irrespective of age, sex, caste, creed, cult, region, religion, language, nationality etc. - the obnoxious reptiles growing at the vitals of society. Hence every year, nearly a lack of devotees are visiting the temple with Irumudi and offering prayers. This is another commendable tradition that enhanced the prestige of the temple to a great deal.

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