On the lines of the Mahakal temple of Ujjain, now the dress code is being implemented in the Kashi Vishwanath temple of Varanasi. According to the prescribed dress code, now men will have to wear a dhoti-kurta and women to wear a saree to have a touch of Kashi Vishwanath in the temple. Only after wearing these traditional clothes can Kashi Vishwanath is touched.
Under the new arrangement set for the Kashi Vishwanath temple, now people wearing jeans, pants, shirts and suits will be able to see, but they will not be allowed to visit.
The meeting of the members of the temple administration and members of the Kashi Vidya Parishad under the chairmanship of the minister of charitable affairs of the state, Neelkanth Tiwari, was held in the commissary auditorium to decide the arrangements for worship in the historic Kashi Vishwanath temple.
This new system will be applicable after Makar Sankranti and the system will be applicable daily or from Mangla Aarti to midday Arti.
With the consent of scholars, it was decided that men should wear dhoti-kurta and women should wear a sari for touching the Deity. Wearing pants, shirts, jeans, suits, coats, devotees will be able to see only instead of touching. Such a system is applicable in many temples of South India including Ujjain's Mahakal.
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