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From January 1, 2024, anyone in Puri Jagannath Temple wearing torn jeans and sleeveless clothes will not be allowed to enter the temple. You have to go outside the temple with a staff. The management of Sri Jagannath temple has made the dress code mandatory for devotees who want to enter this 12th century temple from January 1 this year. At the same time the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has completely banned the use of plastic and polythene along with gutka and paan chewing in the shrine premises from New Year’s Day 2024.
Shri Jagannath Temple Ee Wo Sai said that devotees should wear traditional clothes to enter the temple. Devotees wearing half pants, shorts, torn jeans, skirts and sleeveless dresses will not be allowed inside the temple and it has been decided to implement a very strict code.
Devotees came in traditional clothes on the first day with a large scale campaign
Male devotees arriving at the temple on the first day of January 2024 in the new year were seen wearing dhoti and scarf as the dress code came into force. At the same time, the temple authorities expressed their joy as women also flocked for darshan wearing sarees or salwar kameez.
Devotees were seen lining up at the grand road in front of the temple when the temple opened at 1.40 this morning. It is remarkable that more than three lakh devotees visit Jagannath Dham till 8 pm. Puri Police Samarth Verma told TV 9 that the darshan was uneventful except for a short offering break in the afternoon.
Heavy fines for those who do not follow the rules.
Officer Sai said that Gutka and Pan are being banned in the Lingaraj temple premises, which is connected to the Jagannath temple, to protect its sanctity. He explained that fines will be imposed on those who violate the restrictions. Meanwhile, a large number of devotees have gathered. SJTA and police have made elaborate arrangements for the devotees to have darshan. The air-conditioned fabric shed constructed outside the temple became available to devotees from Monday morning. Facilities like drinking water and public toilets are made available in the structure with CCTV cameras, public announcement system. Sitting arrangements were also made in them.
Central Range Inspector General of Police, Ashish Kumar Singh said that almost double the number of devotees visited the temple today as compared to the same day last year. The darshan which started at 1.40 am is still going on.
After visiting the temple, devotees exit through the north gate, Singh said. Traffic restrictions were imposed in the town on the occasion of New Year. The area between Market Chakka in Badadanda and Singadwara (main gate) has been declared a ‘no vehicle zone’, while vehicles have been banned on the beachside road from Digabareni to Lighthouse, officials said.
The use of tobacco is also prohibited.
The use of pan and tobacco products has also been banned in the Lingaraja temple in Bhubaneswar from Monday. Devotees chewing tobacco or betel leaves are not allowed inside the premises of this 11th century Shiva temple. The use of polythene and plastic in the temple has also been banned as decided by the Lingaraja Temple Trust Board.
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