Before visiting Shabarimala every devotee has to take up viratham for 41 days and should stay away from alcohol, smoking, non-vegetarian food and all other tamasic things including sex, cutting body hair, shaving and even trimming the nails and should not sleep on bed. They are expected to bath twice in a day and visit the local temples regularly and only wear plain black or blue colored traditional clothing during this time.


Another motivation to discourage fertile women from entering the shrine is the celibacy of the presiding deity who's in the state of sitting called Arddhasana, Yogapadasana or Yogarudha Siddhasana.


This status of sitting reveals the mood of asceticism, the Tapobhava. A more liberal and political correct view might be that it intended to ensure that women are not put through the difficulty of traversing the mountain under rigorous conditions and their comfort and safety too could be an area of concern on a pilgrimage like this.
Women who could be bringing up a family.

Remember this was the case when there were no motorized vehicles and the forest around Shabarimala was notorious for the tigers and other wild elephants marauding humans.


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