My thoughts on Sabarimala

There is commotion in every society. Wars, pestilence, or this. Also it is normal, since society is an unnatural construct. (Had we realized this long back, I think we would have already found an alternative. Even now, it is not very late.  https://hubpages.com/politics/WhyDoWeLiveAsASociety , https://roytjames.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-new-approach-to-life.html )
One can see, the prevailing atmosphere of disturbance can take any form. In some societies, these manifest as acute reactions to social change, also as total disregard to traditional ideas. Violence, addiction to drugs, etc. may appear in its many forms, while another society may opt for a less materialistic reaction. There also could be a few, whose choice, in stark opposition, might be to embrace the ancient.

In a dynamic society, there will disturbances, which always lead to something unpredictable.
Think of a few instances of global disruptions of the recent past. Like the dark, middle ages, when societies were involved in perpetual fights or wars, where each society happened to redraw its borders regularly. The age of exploration also fits here, during which, disturbance might have been a common thing, both at home and in the explored societies. The period of awakening followed by the industrial revolution, is yet another one.
In all these cases, we are quick to acknowledge, observe, analyze, and celebrate the welcome results it left us with, while forgetting totally, the large scale disturbances, the current society must have had to go through, then. Or the vehement opposition, the pioneers of such movements must have had to face. (In fact none of them might have been having, even an inkling about the phenomenal changes, their effort would be leading to, in the days to come. I am sure, they would have been giving vent to their wishes and priorities with a total disregard to the opposing forces, the true nature of a gifted one.)

So the day is not far off, when the populace will be competing with each other to garland the statues of past hero/heroines like Rehna Fatima, or Mary Sweety, while discarding to obscurity, the present protectors of Sabarimala.