Vijayawada: Temple authorities at the famous Kanaka Durga temple on the Indirakeeladri hill have declared that the devotees have to adhere to a new dress code which will be put in place for gaining entry into the temple. From January 1, 2019 devotees will have to wear only traditional dresses for darshan. From next year, the temple is banning those sporting Bermudas, shorts, mini-skirts, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts, middies, sleeveless tops, it is learnt.

According to the dress code, women have to wear a saree or a chudidar-pyjama and men should wear dhoti or lungi with uttareeyam or kurta-pyjama.

Temple executive officer V. Koteswaramma said, “A simple shirt and trousers are permitted, but it would be ideal for men to wear dhoti and uttariyam. Other than these traditional dresses, outfits like Bermudas, T-shirts, jeans, shorts, and Western-wear are not permitted."

She added that the dress code was under consideration of the Durga temple board for the past few years. The Vaidika committee recently recommended implementing the dress code.

“We have decided to put a ban on the Western outfits to maintain spiritual ambiance in the temple. If any devotee forgets to follow this dress code, he or she will be advised to change the dress before entering the queue complex and it would be applicable even to foreign devotees,” she added.

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