In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna has made it clear that things change according to time. The orthodox Hindus followed certain customs based on hygiene (the mensuration period of women when they are not supposed to enter places of worship or even touch other people in the house) "pula" or defilement on account of birth or death, which non-Hindus do not follow. So the non-Hindus were debarred temple entry. But the orthodox Bhramins barred even Hindus who followed these rituals, for reasons of having born in low caste. The progressive Maharaja of Travancore stepped in and changed the law. But in the erstwhile Malabar area the Orthodox Bhramins did not budge. Thus came the famous Guruvayur Satyagraham by the then Congress leader Kelappaji with his then disciple AKG or A.K.Gopalan, the veteran Marixist leader of later days and forced the authorities to change the law and allow the then "untouchable" Hindus to enter the temple. The great devotee of Sree Guruvayurappan, singer K.J.Yesudas was denied entry by the same Orthodoxy. And now even the children of a Hindu whose marriage was solemnised as per Hindu custom and whose family live like Hindus, are not given freedom to worship their dear Lord. A second Guruvayur Satyagraha is required to change the mind set. That is the need of the hour.
