‘No entry’ in jeans, skirts, half pants, entry in fancy clothes banned in Ratlam’s Kalika Mata temple

You will not be allowed to enter the temple wearing indecent clothes.

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Entry to the temple will not be allowed in jeans, skirts, half pants. Wearing Indian clothes will be mandatory for entry. Attempts have been made several times before regarding the ban.

Naiduniya representative, Ratlam: Now, entry to the ancient Maa Kalika Mata temple for worship will be granted only if the person comes wearing Indian attire and decent clothes. Worship will not be allowed in the temple if the person comes wearing western culture clothes – skirts, Bermudas, shorts etc. The temple administration has also put up an information board outside in this regard.

will be stopped before the temple

Kalika Mata is considered the revered goddess of the city. Due to this, Kalika Mata temple is a big center of faith and hundreds of devotees come here every day for darshan and worship. The temple administration has implemented such a decision for the first time. People associated with the temple management will stop those who come wearing indecent clothes outside.

Notice put up outside the temple

A notice board has been put up outside the temple, which mentions the need to maintain decorum. The temple priest Rajendra Sharma said that sometimes some people come to the temple wearing indecent clothes. Satvikta is important in worship. To keep this in mind, a notice has been put up regarding clothing.

Many attempts were made in the past to impose such a ban. It was implemented during Navratri as well. Devotees also agree with this. Vaibhav Sharma, who comes to the temple daily for darshan, said that it is right to come to the temple wearing clothes that are appropriate for worship. It is important to have decent clothes to keep the behavior pure.