Karnataka’s Mahabaleshwar temple announces rigid dress code; no jeans, T-shirts and shorts

Bengaluru | Thursday | 18th October, 2018

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The temple authorities on Thursday announced a rigid dress code banning jeans pant, trousers and Bermuda shorts at the popular pilgrimage centre. Visitors wearing jeans, T-shirts or Bermuda shorts can no more enter the Mahabaleshwar Temple at Gokarna in Karnataka. The restrictions were already there but we implemented them a month ago,” the executive officer of Gokarna Mahabaleshwar temple H Halappa told PTI Thursday. “The dress code was only for men that they should not enter the temple wearing shirts and without taking bath. Dress code for Men: DhotiDress code for Women: Salwar suit and saree“For men only dhoti is allowed..