Aiyya!

The deity is celibate. Women in the reproductive phase (WIRP) of their lives should not enter the temple lest they perturb his celibacy.

Assumptions:

1.    The deity’s ambit is confined to the temple premises. WIRP can roam around outside the temple free from the danger of perturbing his celibacy.
2.      The deity’s commitment to celibacy may not be able to withstand remote sensual input from WIRP, particularly vision, hearing, and smell.
3.      Anyone other than WIRP, e.g., boys, men, prepubertal girls, postmenopausal women, transgender persons, poses no danger to the deity’s celibacy.
4.      Deities in other temples that permit entry by WIRP may be risking their commitment to their consorts, what with WIRP at large on the premises.

Shouldn’t the intervention be on the deity rather than on the devotees? Why not eliminate temptation by blindfolding, and stuffing the ears and nose of the potential temptee rather than curbing the potential temptors?