“According to Indian culture”: the Saibaba trust calls on the faithful to visit the Shirdi temple in “civilized” attire

Ahmednagar: The Saibaba Temple Trust in Shirdi, Maharashtra has asked devotees to visit the shrine in a “civilized” way, or according to “Indian culture”.

The trust has put up signs inviting worshipers to wear “civilized” clothing when they come to the sacred place to offer prayers.

Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust chief executive Kanhuraj Bagate said on Tuesday it was only a call and the trust did not impose any dress codes on worshipers.

The appeal came after some complained that a few worshipers were coming to the shrine, located in Shirdi in the Ahmednagar district, in “reprehensible” attire.

“As it is a holy and sacred place, we called the faithful to come to the shrine dressed in civilized clothes or according to Indian culture,” he said, quoted by PTI.

Religious places opened in Maharashtra in November

After being closed for almost eight months, places of worship reopened in Maharashtra last month.

Religious venues in the state have been closed since March this year, when the Center imposed a lockdown across the country to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, in announcing the reopening of places of worship, warned people, saying it should not be forgotten that the “coronavirus demon” still persists and called for the following discipline.