Guruvayoor temple is not a private temple unlike some of the temples in TN. It is under the Devaswam Board and is hence subservient to its diktats. Mr Ravi's son should take the Devaswam Board to court as the Tantri's are following the Devaswam Boards rules as laid out and the temple customs which have been practised for a long time.
Many orthodox Muslim mosques do not allow non-muslims to enter the premises as certain physical cleaning procedures which are done by Muslims are not done by non-muslims.
If the Temple behaved one way when the Srilankan President and his wife entered the premises and behaved another way in case of Vayalar Ravi, then there is a clear case of discrimination and if proved so, their behaviour is culpable under law. However, if they did not know that SL Prezs wife was a Christian it is another issue altogether. How does the temple find out if someone who enters is a Hindu? Is this arbitrary? Recently, a friend of mine went with his family to perform the annaprasnam for his son. The family included a lady who was a Christian. All went inside, came out and there was no questions asked!
