Singhvi: Lord Ayyappa I am told have about 1,000... ... Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 4]

Singhvi: Lord Ayyappa I am told have about 1,000 temples in India. The only sole temple of lord ajjappa which has in one form as a naishtika brahmachari(eternal). the very foundation of the fame and powesss is in the form of naishtika brahmachari, the only reason why people revere him is because he eschewed all forms of grast ashram and has adopted penance of a very high order which include celebacy and self denial to an extreme form that is why when you go up, you have to do vratam (40 days). Now, if we relate it to 14, there is no exclusion. Females below 10 and above 50 are allowed. Its not gender per se. Within a band of 10 t0 50, this exclusion of supposely fertile female has a direct nexus with the object and identity and manifestation of the deity, it is a valid classification.