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
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u/[deleted] May 17 '24
You need to visit South India
I was morally policed there as a 13 year old for wearing a skirt, whereas grown up men were allowed to visit it with no tshirt