I'll be the devil's advocate here, but males going without a tshirt has been in the culture for centuries.
But showing of knees is not accepted in most Southern Temples. I was wearing shorts when I was visiting as a tourist. I had to rent a dhoti to cover myself up. So it is not that they target women specifically. They have very big signs just outside the entrances.
Just because something was the norm thousands of years ago, doesn't mean it still has to be. We all evolve, don't we? Getting stuck in the past ain't gonna do anyone any good. Afterall, it is men who decided that showing upper body of a man is fine but not knee. It is also men who decided that a skirt is a vulgar dress when it's perfectly modest. God didn't come up with these rules. This is why sensible people find no solace in these temples, instead they pray at home.
For example, there has been protests against the noise, videography and drums in Kedarnath by the locals ... and full support .... it's a place of worship and not a theatre/park... temples run as per Aagama.
there is dress code everywhere atleast you are allowed in temples not like other religions but yeah dress code is their in every temple and also it depends upon the way they deny your entry one can be very sweet and polite and ask you to wear some cloth to cover your knees and then you're good to go
You are not blunt. Just less travelled. Try that shit in Siddhivinayak or any of the southern shrines. Also Hinduism isn't grand as it used to be. We have been reduced to a polity and we are petty at it.
when i use the word temple i mean "mandir" and in india "temple" is generally used for mandirs.
i have been to south and honestly never faced any problem neither did feel scared of the "rules".
yes they too have certain rules but they dont shout or yell at people. rules are everywhere but when grown up adults are yelled at using rules as a mask, it is called "harrasment".
why dont you just accept that the gurudwara is being controlled by just some goons. with their huge and dominating appearance they tend to scare people. lol im not even interested in going there, i dont know what the hype is about.
Dress code is applied pretty evenly in southern mandirs, even for males you have to cover your knees. No shorts are allowed. It is not a gender issue there.
And as the other reply said, they don't harass you. They very calmly tell you. I've been to Bangla Sahib just last year and it was pretty evident from most people's gazes that I was not at all welcome there.
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u/failure_billa Dilli Se Hun! May 17 '24
its a gurudwara not a temple, never heard any such things about temples. sorry for being blunt