Raja Andhayug spluttered with rage. "How dare the Supreme Court allow women under 50 to enter Ayyappa's temple at Sabarimala?" he roared. Guru Tamasoma also choked. "Ayyappa is a celibate God, so we cannot tempt him by allowing menstruating women into the temple," he thundered.

Vidhushak could not believe his ears. "Maharaj! Are you suggesting that God will be tempted by his own women devotees? And men should discipline God's temptations, because He cannot be trusted?" he asked.