Since many people are entering temples wearing torn clothes, a decision was made at the first Maharashtra Temple Trustee Convention held in Nandurbar to soon implement a dress code in temples in Nandurbar and the district to maintain the sanctity of the temples. About 161 trustees and office bearers of 85 temples in the district and its vicinity, as well as members of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, attended the convention held at Shri Dandpaneshwar Sansthan in the city. The convention was jointly organized by the Maharashtra Temple Federation, Shri Dandpaneshwar Devasthan, and the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti.
The convention discussed maintaining the sanctity of temples. The issue of the sanctity of temples being threatened due to torn clothes was raised. Therefore, when the decision to follow the dress code was made, the attendees supported it. As a result, a dress code will soon be implemented in some temples in Dondaicha and Sakri talukas of Dhule district, along with Nandurbar district. For this, meetings will now be organized at the taluka level. Hindu Janajagruti Samiti Maharashtra organizer Prashant Juvekar, industrialist Kishorebhai Vani, Manudevi Nyas President Chaudhary, Uddhav Maharaj, Khagendra Maharaj, Harshad Pathak, Prof. Dr. Satish Bagul, and others were present, along with the priests and trustees of temples in Nandurbar, Taloda, Shahada, Navapur, Prakasha, Sakri, and Dondaicha areas.
Set of rules soon
The dress code in the temple is the set of rules regarding what clothes devotees should wear and what they should avoid while entering the temple. According to the dress code, men are expected to wear traditional dhotis, pyjama-kurta, or simple, neat clothes that cover the entire body. Women should wear sarees, salwars, kurtas, Punjabi dresses, or traditional clothes. Indecent, torn clothes, transparent or very tight clothes, and clothes with pictures or sentences that create religious divisions should not be worn.
Prof. Dr. Satish Bagul (Hindu Janajagruti Samiti) said, "Imitation of Western culture is increasing day by day. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the sanctity of temples. Against this backdrop, for the first time in Nandurbar, a decision has been taken to implement a dress code in temples in a temple trustee meeting."
