12 june 2011
The 450-year-old Mahalsa Narayani Temple has banned the entry of foreigners within the temple precincts while the popular Lord Manguesh temple has asked domestic as well as foreign tourists to wear proper attire when they visit the premises.
"We do not mind these foreigners. But sometimes their clothes are vulgar and they do not care about the sanctity of the temples. They need to be disciplined," says Vinod Kamat, who heads the temple committee of the Mahalsa Narayani Devastan, located in the Ponda sub-district, 25 km from here.
Speaking to IANS Monday, Gaurish Kuttikar, a government official who serves as the administrator of the Mahalsa Narayani Temple Committee, said the decision to ban foreigners was completely the prerogative of the temple committee and the government had nothing to do with it.
"They (temple committee) have not approached me nor have they taken the government's permission," Kuttikar said.
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"We do not mind these foreigners. But sometimes their clothes are vulgar and they do not care about the sanctity of the temples. They need to be disciplined," says Vinod Kamat, who heads the temple committee of the Mahalsa Narayani Devastan, located in the Ponda sub-district, 25 km from here.
Speaking to IANS Monday, Gaurish Kuttikar, a government official who serves as the administrator of the Mahalsa Narayani Temple Committee, said the decision to ban foreigners was completely the prerogative of the temple committee and the government had nothing to do with it.
"They (temple committee) have not approached me nor have they taken the government's permission," Kuttikar said.
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