Daily News and Analysis - Mumbai, India
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Jaipur: No dress code yet in Ajmer sufi shrine, but in the backdrop of a controversy over a dress code for pilgrims visiting the Sufi shrine in Ajmer (following the Katrina Kaif episode), the Nazim of the shrine's Dargah committee on Saturday said he has only given some suggestions for maintaining decorum at the world famous pilgrim centre.
The Nazim Khawaji Moinuddhin Chishti Ahammed Raza on Saturday clarified no final decision has been taken on a dress code for the 'ziareens'( devotees) but only gave some proposals to the Anjuman committee of the shrine.
"I have just sent some proposals to the Anjuman committee where I had just sought their consent over maintaining certain dress code in the shrine for the male and female devotees. But the dargah khadims(servers) and their Anjuman committee has blown the issue out of the proportions without reasons," he said.
"No final decision has been taken yet," he added.
The Nazim was responding to media reports that he has started the process of putting a dress code notices on board. "There is a need to maintain decorum in the shrine after the controversies where foreigners, tourists and even a film actress Katrina Kaif came here in absurd dresses," he said.
"I mean I have just asked for rumaal or dupatta to be used by women devotees to cover their heads, and for males a shirt up to elbow and pants or trousers up to the knees. I don't find anything wrong in it," Raza said.
The khadims and some devotees have reportedly voiced resentment over the move for a dress code in the shrine saying measures are already in place and that the dargah committee does not have to come up with a dress code.
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Sunday, May 20, 2007
No Dress Code Yet
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Jaipur: No dress code yet in Ajmer sufi shrine, but in the backdrop of a controversy over a dress code for pilgrims visiting the Sufi shrine in Ajmer (following the Katrina Kaif episode), the Nazim of the shrine's Dargah committee on Saturday said he has only given some suggestions for maintaining decorum at the world famous pilgrim centre.
The Nazim Khawaji Moinuddhin Chishti Ahammed Raza on Saturday clarified no final decision has been taken on a dress code for the 'ziareens'( devotees) but only gave some proposals to the Anjuman committee of the shrine.
"I have just sent some proposals to the Anjuman committee where I had just sought their consent over maintaining certain dress code in the shrine for the male and female devotees. But the dargah khadims(servers) and their Anjuman committee has blown the issue out of the proportions without reasons," he said.
"No final decision has been taken yet," he added.
The Nazim was responding to media reports that he has started the process of putting a dress code notices on board. "There is a need to maintain decorum in the shrine after the controversies where foreigners, tourists and even a film actress Katrina Kaif came here in absurd dresses," he said.
"I mean I have just asked for rumaal or dupatta to be used by women devotees to cover their heads, and for males a shirt up to elbow and pants or trousers up to the knees. I don't find anything wrong in it," Raza said.
The khadims and some devotees have reportedly voiced resentment over the move for a dress code in the shrine saying measures are already in place and that the dargah committee does not have to come up with a dress code.
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Daily News and Analysis - Mumbai, IndiaSaturday, May 19, 2007
Jaipur: No dress code yet in Ajmer sufi shrine, but in the backdrop of a controversy over a dress code for pilgrims visiting the Sufi shrine in Ajmer (following the Katrina Kaif episode), the Nazim of the shrine's Dargah committee on Saturday said he has only given some suggestions for maintaining decorum at the world famous pilgrim centre.
The Nazim Khawaji Moinuddhin Chishti Ahammed Raza on Saturday clarified no final decision has been taken on a dress code for the 'ziareens'( devotees) but only gave some proposals to the Anjuman committee of the shrine.
"I have just sent some proposals to the Anjuman committee where I had just sought their consent over maintaining certain dress code in the shrine for the male and female devotees. But the dargah khadims(servers) and their Anjuman committee has blown the issue out of the proportions without reasons," he said.
"No final decision has been taken yet," he added.
The Nazim was responding to media reports that he has started the process of putting a dress code notices on board. "There is a need to maintain decorum in the shrine after the controversies where foreigners, tourists and even a film actress Katrina Kaif came here in absurd dresses," he said.
"I mean I have just asked for rumaal or dupatta to be used by women devotees to cover their heads, and for males a shirt up to elbow and pants or trousers up to the knees. I don't find anything wrong in it," Raza said.
The khadims and some devotees have reportedly voiced resentment over the move for a dress code in the shrine saying measures are already in place and that the dargah committee does not have to come up with a dress code.
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