Deepak: because there are temples on both sides,... ... Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 6]

Deepak: because there are temples on both sides, or even institutions on both sides across the board where prohibition applies to people across gender. for instance, the bhagwati temple in kerala where access to men is restricted for specific reasons. I gave an example of the Sathapadi temple in Odisha, where the priests are all Dalit. And there is a reason for it, apparently the original Brahim priest ended up seeking the deity in its unclothed form and therefore, to atone for it, he decided to handover the temple to four Dalit priests and till date, for the last 400 years, that practice continues.