Jagannath Temple in Puri (Odisha) to enforce dress code for devotees from 1st January 2024

(Credits : Public Trust of India)

Puri (Odisha) – A dress code will be enforced from 1st January 2024 at the famous Jagannath Temple here. After the implementation of dress code, people wearing half-pants, torn jeans, skirts and sleeveless clothes will not be allowed entry into the temple. The decision was taken at the ‘Niti’ sub-committee meeting. However, it has not been decided yet which clothes should be allowed to be worn in the temple.

Ranjan Kumar Das, chief of Jagannath Temple administration, said that, “Some people were found in the temple wearing torn jeans pants, sleeveless dresses and half-pants, as if they were strolling on the sea beach or a park. The temple is the abode of God, not a place for entertainment. This hurts the religious sentiments of other people. It is our responsibility to maintain the dignity and sanctity of the temple. The dress code will be strictly enforced inside the temple from 1st January 2024. Security personnel deployed at ‘Singha Dwar’ (main entrance) of the temple, and Pratihari servitors inside the temple have been assigned the responsibility to enforce the code”.

Editorial Perspective

Such changes have to be made in every temple of the country now. Once the Hindu Rashtra is established, there will be spiritual regulations in place to uphold the sanctity of all temples nationwide.