Dress code will be implemented in 25 more temples in Nagpur
Shri Vidyadhar Joshi of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti said, “Temples are the foundation of Hindu culture.The foundation must be strong; but at present temples are directionless.
Dress code Implemented in over 500 Karnataka temples
To preserve the sanctity, traditions and culture of temples, the ‘Karnataka Temple-Muth and Religious Institutions Federation’ has decided to implement a dress code in line with Indian culture.
World-renowned Puri Jagannath temple in Odisha makes dress code mandatory for devotees
A temple administrative officer said that devotees wearing half pants, shorts, ripped jeans, skirts and sleeveless clothes will no longer be allowed inside the temple.
Dress Code to be implemented in 264 temples
Temple trustees to submit a memorandum to respective District Collectors at 32 places demanding a ban on the sale of meat and liquor, within 500 metres area of temples.
Dress code implemented in 47 temples of Ratnagiri District : Sunil Ghanwat
Dress code is also implemented in most of the temples in Goa including big churches like Basilica of Born Jesus and Se Cathedral.
Jagannath Temple in Puri (Odisha) to enforce dress code for devotees from 1st January 2024
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.
Asking only a few to take off shirt to allow entry into a temple is inhuman; everyone is equal in God’s eyes
“I had once gone to a temple in Kerala, where they asked me to remove my shirt and enter.
It is important for temples to realise that there should be an ideal dress code in the temple : Ramesh Shinde, HJS
Mr Shinde said, ‘So far, dress code notice banners have been put up in 165 temples in Maharashtra.
A Dress Code implemented at the Deviramma Temple in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka
The Devasthan Executive Board has issued a notice to the devotees coming to Deviramma’s temple to come in traditional clothes.
Restore the notice of entry stating that non-Hindus are not allowed in the Palani Murugan Temple
Madras High Court has directed the respondent authorities to restore the display board stating that non-Hindus are not allowed in the temple.