The Madras High Court has prescribed a dress code for men, women and even children to visit temples maintained by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department across the State. Justice S. Vaidyanathan gave the above direction in a Writ Petition filed by Mr.Rasu seeking to quash the order of the Sub-Inspector Thuvarankurichi Police Station, Trichy declining to grant permission to conduct Gramiya Adal Padal Vizha (village cultural programme). The petitioner had sought for permission and police protection to conduct the same at Sri Shenbaga Vinayagar temple premises in Trichy district. Earlier the Madras High Court had passed an interim order in this Writ Petition permitting the petitioner to conduct the programme with certain conditions. In the interim order it imposed restrictions on shouting slogans, using mike sets, singing songs praising communal leaders or having communal overtones, displaying flex board depicting particular community or leader or political party. Apart from these conditions the court had also given a direction therein to insist a dress code for men and women, including children to enhance the spiritual ambience among the devotees, thronging to worship God/Goddesses.
Dhoti or pyjamas with upper cloth was prescribed for men where as for women saree or half saree with blouse, churidhars with upper cloth were prescribed. Any fully covered dress was sufficed for children. In the interim order the court had also directed that the police should not allow devotees inside any Hindu Temple, who wear Bermudas, shorts, miniskirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low waist jeans, short lengh T- shirt etc
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