Kerala’s Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple has decided to ease dress norms for women devotees.
Women are now allowed to wear salwar kameez and churidar while offering prayers at the temple shrine.
The decision was taken after woman advocate Riya Rahe issued a petition at Kerala HC permitting women to wear salwar kameez inside temple premises.
This is not the first time temple’s conservative rules were challenged. The criticised dress code of the temple required men to wear dhoti and women to wear sari, dhoti or pavada and blouse while going to the temple .
Modern outfits are still not permitted such as jeans, sleeveless tops and dresses.
The decision has been opposed by Temple’s senior priest, Nedumpilli Tharanalloor Parameshwaran Namboodiripad, who has voiced a strong opposition to the decision, saying it is against the age-old traditions of the shrine.
About Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple- Richest temple in the world.
- Belongs to the 16th century.
- Temple administrative committee chairman: K Haripal
