No Paan or Gutkha allowed inside Puri Jagannath temple premises

Puri: No Paan or gutkha shall be allowed in the Puri Jagannath temple premises said reliable reports in this regard on Tuesday. The ban shall be effective from January 1, 2024.

There will be a strict crackdown on the tobacco consumers and a heavy fine will be levied. From January 1, paan or gutkha will be completely banned. It is also worth mentioning that the dress code will be applicable from the same date.

No one can eat paan or gutkha or spit inside the shrine. Information about restrictions on use of tobacco inside the temple premises. Nobody inside the temple, including servants, policemen, devotees etc. can eat Paan or gutkha.

Paan or gutkha ban has also been administered in the office of the temple. A fine of five hundred rupees was previously imposed on paan gutkhas in the temple, but the law could not be properly implemented due to an error.

Therefore, it is not a curtailment, but it is a command of the Lord. It is mentioned in Barah Purana and Niladri Mahadaya. It is mentioned that it is a service offense if you consume tobacco. The Chief Administrator of Shri mandir informed that the administration of Puri Jagannath temple  has implemented this sanction on that basis.

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