"No Torn Jeans, Skirts": Mandatory Dress Code For Puri's Jagannath Temple

The administration of Shree Jagannath Temple on Monday made the dress code mandatory for devotees wishing to enter the 12th-century shrine. It also put a complete ban on chewing gutkha and pan in the shrine premises and the use of plastic and polythene from New Year’s day of 2024. A Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) official said devotees will be required to wear “decent clothes” to enter the shrine. Devotees wearing half pants, shorts, torn jeans, skirts, and sleeveless dresses will not be allowed to enter the temple.