Security? No, Rajkot cops enforcing dress code this Garba

While Sinha says his order was meant for 8220;transparent clothes8221;, backless cholis and low-waist ghagras have also fallen foul of the moral police. 8220;We have been clearly told by a couple of organisers to come in 8216;decent8217; clothes. Women in rural Gujarat wear backless cholis. It8217;s a traditional dress of communities like the Rabari and the Bharwads, and there is nothing obscene about it,8221; says Sonu.

For the strict implementation of the order, organisers have been asked by the Commissioner8217;s office to depute a special security officer, who is supposed to keep an eye on the clothes of all the participants entering the Garba venue.

Organisers say they don8217;t mind as the dress code helps maintain the 8220;sacred and spiritual atmosphere8221; associated with the worship of the Goddess during the nine nights of Navratri.

8220;Dandiya-Garbas are a form of worship. No one should be allowed to wear anything that can spoil the sanctity attached to the festival,8221; says Nitin Bhardwaj, Rajkot city BJP chief and one of the biggest organisers of commercial Garba in Saurashtra.