Did You Know About These Temples Where MEN Are Strictly Prohibited?
You must have heard about Sabarimala and Shani Shingnapur temple
where women are not allowed to enter. But have you ever heard of any
temples in India where men are strictly prohibited?
Indian women have faced gender discrimination for a long time now and
even today, they haven’t been liberated from all the societal norms.
But, there are places within India where women are not allowed to
worship.
These are some of those very few temples where men are barred from
entering the premise either throughout the year or on specific
occasions.
Attukal Temple, Kerala
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Renowned for its Pongala festival, where millions of women gather
every year, this temple is dedicated to Goddess Kannaki (Parvati) and is
also known as ‘Women’s Sabrimala.’ As per Hindu mythology, the temple
is associated with the divine power of women to defeat evil forces in
the society. During this festival which falls in the month of February
and March, women offer bangles to Devi Kannaki.
Bhagati Maa Temple, Kanya Kumari
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Shree Bhagvathy’s temple is situated in the cape of Kanya Kumari and
is surrounded by Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea. Some
Hindu legends say that this temple was sanctified by sage Parashurama.
This temple is one of the shaktipeeths, where the back area of Sati’s
corpse had fallen. Goddess Bhagwati or Bhagati is also called the
Goddess of Sanyasa and hence, married men are not allowed to enter this temple. Even men who have taken sanyas are allowed to come only till the gate of the temple.
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Chakkulathukavu Temple, Alappuzha, Kerala
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The Chakkulathuvaku temple is devoted to Goddess Durga and situated
in the Alappuzha district of Kerala. During the festival of
Pongala lakhs of women, devotees gather here for a ritual called ‘Naari
Puja.’ Another famous ritual carried out here is ‘Dhanu’ for which
women devotees fast for a period of 10 days.
Brahma Temple – Pushkar, Rajasthan
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This temple is the only temple in the whole world dedicated to Lord
Brahma. It is situated in Pushkar, Rajasthan, which is enclosed with the
Pushkar Lake. Legends say that Lord Brahma wanted to perform a yagna at
the Pushkar lake, for which his wife Goddess Saraswati couldn’t reach
on time. Therefore, Lord Brahma married Goddess Gayatri in order to
complete the rituals and when Parvati saw this, she got furious and
cursed the temple saying no married men will be allowed in the inner
sanctum of the temple, or he could put his marital life at risk.
Mata Temple, Muzzafarpur, Bihar
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Unlike the above-mentioned temples, here, men are only not allowed to
enter only during a specific period. And in those times, it’s so strict
that even the male priests are restricted from entering the temple.
It’s as strict for men, as it is for women.
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