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Dress code back in Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswami Temple

In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court put a hold on the order relaxing dress norms at the state’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.
●    The ruling comes just days after the temple’s CEO K N Sateesh allowed women to enter the temple wearing salwar suits. 
●    The move, which was taken in response to a petition lodged at the high court by a woman advocate Riya Raje, hadn’t gone down well with the Temple’s senior priest, Nedumpilli Tharanalloor Parameshwaran Namboodiripad.
●    The priest had expressed his staunch opposition to the decision, calling it a violation of the temple’s age-old traditions. 
●    While his stand definitely had an effect on the high court’s earlier decision, a writ petition filed by private parties challenging the Executive officer’s decision also played a major role in the return of the old norms.
●    A division of bench of the court has ordered for the old norms to continue for the time being. 
●    It comes as a huge blow to women, as like before they will be expected to wear only saris or cover their salwar and churidar with a dhoti while entering the temple.

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