Temples across Maharashtra are gradually adopting dress codes for visitors, as trusts managing these places of worship have issued guidelines urging devotees to wear modest, traditional clothing.

“Leaders have been asked to wear simple clothes. They cannot ... gram flour and jowar or rice roti), traditional food of farmers in several areas of Maharashtra. Leaders have also been asked ...

The Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh had previously ... the temple committee has made provisions for traditional clothing to be readily available at shops located near the temple premises.

The temple committee of Maharashtra’s renowned Karveer ... “Devotees should avoid wearing revealing clothes and, if possible, choose traditional outfits when visiting the temple.

People dress up in traditional garb to attend musical rallies and other cultural events across Maharashtra. Educational institutes, banks, government offices, and several establishments remain shut.

Jejuri (Maharashtra): The Shri Khandoba Temple ... Moving forward, only those dressed in traditional Indian clothing will be permitted entry into the temple premises. This decision was taken ...