Tamil Nadu to enforce dress code in temples from 1 January 2016

Madras High Court has issued directives on dress-codes for temples situated in Tamil Nadu and this will have to adhered to with effect from 1 January 2016. Therefore, several important shrines have already put up notice boards highlighting this aspect.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 31 December 2015.

As indicated on a notice board outside the Palani temple, male devotees have been advised to wear dhoti, shirt, pyjama or pant and shirt. The women and girls should wear saris or churidhar or 'pavadai' with half-sari. Devotees wearing lungi, bermudas, jeans and tight-leggings would not be allowed to enter.
Other major shrines like the Rameswaram and Meenakshi temples have also put up similar notices.
The Madras High court bench here had on December 1 directed the state government and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department to implement dress code for devotees coming to offer worship in temples to enhance spiritual ambiance.
Disposing of a petition, Justice S Vaidyanathan had observed that - "we should dress for public worship in a way that is generally considered appropriate. ... for men dhoti or pyjamas with upper cloth or formal pants and shirts and for women saree or half saree with blouse, churidhars with upper cloth. For children any fully covered dress.

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