No sleeveless attire, ripped jeans at Puri temple: Committee

The Jagannath Temple Police and Pratihari servitors will check if the devotees are following the rule, said SJTA sources.

Written by Sujit Bisoyi
Bhubaneswar | Updated: October 10, 2023 03:20 AM IST

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Stating that every religion has such rules, including that of wearing decent attire while visiting their respective religious places, the SJTA chief administrator said they also need to protect the dignity of the shrine.

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Devotees wearing ripped jeans, half pants and sleeveless will not be allowed to enter the Puri Jagannath Temple. The Niti sub-committee, the highest-decision making body for rituals of the 12th century shrine, took a unanimous decision Monday. The rule will come into force before next year.

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) requested the devotees to wear decent attire during their temple visit. Official sources said the SJTA will now make the devotees aware about the new rule. “Many times, it has been seen that devotees do not wear decent attire while visiting the temple. It denigrates the temple’s dignity…it also harms the religious sentiments of the place,” said Ranjan Das, the temple’s chief administrator, adding that children aged below 12 can wear half-pants.