Let's look at Ayyappan Sabarimala Sashtha academically, so that the reverence shall not come in the way.
And that would avoid misunderstanding by devotees.
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In Tamilnadu the Townsend native temples are for Ayyanar, the guardian.
Mostly the origin is from Chieftains of important contribution being revered then on as guardian of the clan or village.
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