Attire to Temple

Indians nowadays getting dressed modernly to the temple. But I/we would appreciate they could maintain the dress code/attire to the holy place

if a woman's body is covered decently from shoulders to foot. You need not wear a veil. When you enter a temple you may be asked to put a vermillion (kumkum) dot on your forehead which is symbolic of a chakra of wisdom in our brain.

Male 

1. Dhoti/Vesti
2. Shirt
3. Long Pants

1) You have to leave your footwear outside the temple and many temples have places earmarked for the footwear to be left safely.

2) It is inappropriate and disrespectful to visit any temple, mosque or other site that is used for religious purposes in India wearing tank-tops, shorts or short skirts, yet many tourists do. The basic dress code in India's temples and other holy sites is: shoulders must be covered (easily done with a scarf or a shawl) and trousers or skirts must cover at least knees. It is best to avoid anything too tight or too short, and generally it is better to wear too much rather than too little when visiting a religious site in India. Some Hindu temples may not allow any leather items into the temple and this includes leather belts.

3) In some temples visitors are offered holy water to drink, or they might want to offer something to the priest for a blessing. In this case only the right hand must be used for both giving and receiving,

4) Smoking inside temples is inappropriate.

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