Kedarnath Temple Management Committee has finally banned the use of mobile phones inside the temple premises. This means that no photography or videography will be allowed inside Kedarnath Temple.
The move comes after a recent video of a woman blogger proposing to her boyfriend in front of the temple went viral.
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Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee has put up boards at various places on the temple premises which read, ‘Do not enter the temple premises with mobile phones; any kind of photography and videography is strictly prohibited inside the temple and you are under the surveillance of CCTV cameras’.
The temple has also asked people to wear decent cloths and desist from setting up tents in temple premises. Authorities also said that legal action will be taken against pilgrims not following the orders.
The committee also said soon arrangement will also be made to keep the mobile phones outside the temple.