NO dress code for pilgrims at Kashi Vishwanath: Nyas Parishad

November 24, 2015 00:41

Kashi Vishwanath temple authorities on Monday denied media reports that they were planning to impose a dress code for the pilgrims and said it had only urged the devotees to wear "decent clothes".

"There is no such dress code of wearing saree imposed for foreign women as well as domestic pilgrims visiting the Kashi Vishwanath temple," Ashok Dwivedi, Chairman of Sri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir Nyas Parishad said.

"We want to clarify that it is not any school or college where dress codes are applicable. It's a temple and we cannot impose any dress code for pilgrims," he stressed.

He however said, "The temple authorities have only urged the pilgrims -- foreigner or domestic -- to visit the temple wearing decent clothes, such as a saree."

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