INDIA, October 13, 2023 (Organiser): Senior servitor Binayak Dasmohapatra said Puri Jagannath temple is an important religious site among the four dhams. Binayak Dasmohapatra said, “Hundreds of thousands of devotees visit Puri for the darshan of Lord Jagannath. Therefore, implementing a dress code for all devotees is essential to upholding the temple’s spirituality and sanctity.” The Daitapati Nijog, a servitor’s body in Puri Srimandir has been demanding a dress code for the devotees visiting the Puri Jagannath temple, complaining that many came to the temple in shorts and that such attire hurts the religious sentiments of other devotees. From January 1 next year, devotees will have to wear decent clothes to enter the Jagannath temple in Puri. “Devotees should wear traditional clothes while visiting Jagannath temple. They should not wear clothes such as shorts, ripped jeans and skirts. Dress code has been introduced at several shrines across the country,” he added.

Kainchi Dham Temple, popularly known as the Neem Karori Baba’s temple is one of the most revered sites for the Hindus. In order to maintain the sanctity of the temple, the temple administration has issued a notice in which they have said that entry of those who would be wearing indecent or inappropriate or revealing clothes will be prohibited. The board of the temple has placed a notice outside in which it has mentioned, ”All devotees coming to visit the holy shrine of Sri Kainchi Dham are kindly requested to refrain from entering the temple premises wearing disrespectful and indecent attire, while maintaining the sacredness of the temple.” Other temples in Uttarakhand have also initiated dress codes.

Read more at source. https://organiser.org/2023/10/13/201080/bharat/uttarakhand/jagannath-temple-in-puri-to-enforce-strict-dress-code-from-january-1-2024/

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