Kerala police ban saffron colour in Hindu temple, devotees come up with unique response
Op IndiaA day after a Hindu temple in Communist-ruled Kerala was directed by the police to not use saffron decoration during a festival, the Hindu devotees have adopted unique ways to oppose the ‘saffron ban’. This comes after the local police visited the Vellayani Bhadrakali temple located on the southern outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and instructed the temple authorities to avoid saffron-coloured buntings, flags and other fabric on the premises for the upcoming Kaliyoottu Mahotsavam claiming that it will create a ‘law and order situation’. pic.twitter.com/sx1EtOMJmE — HKupdate February 9, 2023 In the meanwhile, the Kerala Police have written to the Vellayani Devi Temple authorities stating that they will be taking strict legal action against anyone who used saffron colour to decorate the temple premises during the festival. Kerala Police has written to the administration of Vellayani Devi Temple that they will be initiating strict legal actions against those who decorated the temple surroundings with Saffron color during the festival!
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