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No spitting, no shorts: Dress code at Batu Caves
K Pragalath | August 12, 2013

The Batu Caves Sri Subramaniar temple has come up with a dress code for visitors and joggers after receiving several complaints from devotees.

PETALING JAYA: A dress code for visitors, especially morning joggers, to the Batu Caves Sri Subramaniar temple has been put up at the foot of the 272 steps due to complaints made by temple devotees.

Temple committee chairman R Nadarajah said devotees came to pray as early as 7am and they were especially embarrassed and disturbed to see people exercising in front of the temple when prayers were being conducted.

“People cannot exercise in front of the temple in shorts. We have been receiving complaints every week,” said Nadarajah.

He said joggers in shorts would be told to exercise in the field nearby.

Nadarajah said this when asked to comment on a Chinese daily report on six dress code prohibitions imposed by temple management committee.

According to the Sin Chew Daily’s front page report, visitors to Batu Caves are not allowed to smoke, run up the 272 steps, spit, wear shorts, wear skirts and bring pets.

Temple’s works committee chairman N Sivakumar said devotees wearing shorts and carrying kavadis during Thaipusam would however be allowed.

“They are coming here for a religious purpose and there will be no restrictions for tourists during Thaipusam,” he said.

He added that competitions such as the Tanggathon Batu Caves could still be held provided that the participants were properly attired and inform the temple committee in advance.

“We can allocate one or two flight of steps for the participants without inconveniencing and endangering devotees,” he said.

More than 800,000 locals and foreigners visit the temple every year.

later on - no cainis

pui.. sampah merata-rata jugak

they banned Iban & Dayak people lor?

its a place of worship, this should have been implemented years ago

what's wrong with you?

tutup aurat pls

sorry wrong topic

there got place for jogging?

Those stairs would give a good workout.

they always start things very innocently, and with a lot of reason

they say it's a "religious place", so you gotta show "respect"

and to them, showing "respect" means you can not wear short pants - i like someone to quote me a verse from the Hindu texts which says that wearing short pants is "disrespectful"

then they will expand the list - no lipstick, no perfume, no this, no that, and then they will expand it again, until one day, they think that place only belong to themselves, so they start to ban people that don't like from stepping on the "holy ground"

straight run up, jangan pandang belakang .. im scared of heights

paranoia.

its a freaking temple. go run somewhere else la

dafuq....no shorts?

waiting for people raging cos malaysia turn into taliban ran country, oh wait

who else like to wear short2. vroom vroommm

true, millions of jews were not paranoid enough and they ended up in oven

plus, you will never be as successful as Andrew Grove for he believes that only the paranoid survives

This post has been edited by ash tray: Aug 13 2013, 12:38 AM

+1

wah can piap2 in between those rings

yep, the hindus are adopting islam's practice of banning shorts

And some end up in mental asylums.

the ones inside mental asylums are much brighter than those outside

but u won't understand that anyway

all because of usher popularizing tis activity

celaka usher

Yes, some of them could be brighter but not all.

You should understand that.

saree allowed so pls stop the rage la

seriously..what's wrong with shorts?

drinking still can?

why no shorts?

Nevertheless, tpt sembahyang mestilah kena respek..sama la juga any religion punye tpt.

no shorts no amoi

your going to temple. Dress accordingly.. Its simple as that yo..

Its been on like that for a long time.. Even in every temple a sign board on dress code is there.. all temples are enforcing it.. Nothing wrong..

lyn runners will be butthurt.....hehehehe

some are not wor.
for them it is okay to go to their temple with short.
the problem is they wanna wear the same when visiting others religious place and asking why this that cannot.

Mcd should praktis same dress code, barulah aman nak beli makanan

what dress code? according to whose custom ?

as far as i know the hindus do not have any problem with people wearing shorts

i have seen hindus themselves wearing shorts going into their own hindu temples

which means, wearing shorts was NOT considered as an insult to the hindus

why now ? why wearing shorts become a thing to be banned ?

why the hindus are copying the anti-shorts stance from the muslims ?

This post has been edited by ash tray: Aug 13 2013, 12:55 AM

rubbish.. There nothing such as racial discrimination against chinese.. its a simple fact of understand each other religion and when your at their place follow their rules.. its a temple.. I know chinese like to wear shorts but need to know proper place to wear and not wear la..

its a temple. A place you pray.. wearing cultural dress is the right way.. jeans is fine but no shorts because your entering a temple not a place to parade your body..

amoi in saree and punjabi suits is gooding also

Apa masalah /k/ yang tanya "whats wrong with shorts"

Dah temple letak dresscode. Ikut jerlah.....apa masalahnye.. Respect other pp religion ok..

Macam masjid. Visitor boleh masuk walaupun bukan islam, tapi kene lah ikut dresscode and it has been practice in masjid putrajaya, masjid jamek KL, takada masalah pun org ikut dresscode tu.

So siapa tanya or contest whats wrong with shorts...just follow the dresscode ..simple...susah sgt ke nak faham logik tu...

got hindu god also wearing shorts......heck they are only wearing shorts.......upper body nothing.

butthurting

can you please give us a verse from your hindu religious texts which states that wearing shorts is an insult to your deities ?

i am asking for this because i have a lot of indian friends and never once i heard from them about wearing shorts being "not respectful"

orang puteh le
memang tak reti nak tunjuk sedikit sebanyak respect

not "shorts", something even more less than the regular shorts many people wear

It's normal to dress appropriately in a holy place.

it's normal to dress appropriately, yes

but i have seen hindus themselves wearing shorts and went into their hindu temples

if they can do that, why are they banning others doing the same thing ?

I think it's not about disrespectful but mengganggu konsentrasi dan keimanan mereka ketika kusyuk menyembah tuhan mereka..

Inb4 ada org kesah?

There should be a blanket ban for all of those who wish to enter the holy place, regardless of races.

When you come to other ppl place.. follow their custom.. so hard to digest? Nothing such as what you think easy for you wear..


Lol.. you indian.. you been to temple before? Some temple has been lax but I personally got chased off from temple wearing shorts and i seen some ppl got chased out.. it goes down to the enforcement.. its been long time decided no shorts in temple.. its simple.. you know you cannot wear you go wear.. how many time they wan tell ppl.. some chase of you from temple.. some dont want to chase you out of temple because you come to pray.. bagi peha mintak betis.. they go east you ppl take advantage and say this and that.. They also human being you also human being..its a simple understanding.. Hindu's are not copying from muslim about anti-shorts.. its just you cannot wear shorts to temple.. fine I wear boxers to your house when your sister are there or I wear something provocative during a funeral you wont get pissed. Come on la common sense la.. You ppl take advantage over the rules and when ppl really start to enforce you make noise..

kenapa semua sakit bontot

I believe normal shorts is ok..but the one too short which just cover the ass that one cannot la

Dei what verse you bringing up.. dont make yourself look so go.. then why not you bring up the verse that tell its.. why me.. you know so much you tell me what verse is that..
you talk like you know everything.. a simple temple sign board also cannot read and understand.. How many indians are being tought by their parents about how to behave in places..



So who are they do decide what is respectful and what is not when they cannot even follow a simple rule while visiting temple..

This post has been edited by gunaraj: Aug 13 2013, 01:14 AM

oh yeah, you sound so earnestly honest ... not !

SHORTS, in hindu custom, is not something that is bad or insulting

the thing about hindu temple banning shorts is that it only happens in MALAYSIA

you go to india - have you ever been to india before ?

you sound so "proud" to be indian and you start berating others not being indian not understand the indian culture, let me ask you again, have you ever been to india ?

i have

in india, there are so many hindu temple the monk themselves wearing shorts

yes, MONKS, wearing a kind of short, which looks more like a diaper/underwear than a short

if MONKS can wear the thing INSIDE temple, that same thing must not be "inappropriate"

but then, that's india, not the grand MALAYSIA, where the hindus got nobody to copy they copied it from the muslims

banning shorts was started by the muslims, now the hindus are copying it

what's next ?

will you start naming your hindu son "ali singh" or "ahmad arumugam" ? that's copying too, right ?

This post has been edited by ash tray: Aug 13 2013, 01:19 AM

itulah. heran aku. kalau pegi fine dining pandai pulak pakai full dress code. cuba pegi rumah orang kawin pakai short beli minion tu. sure its not wrong but people will see u as disrespecting to the event aka as$hole.

Look let me simple here.. Yeah I am a indian and I am proud of it. At the same time.. When it said that you cant wear shorts cannot la.. its a simple as that.. its a temple and its a place your pray. India is different and here is different. We dont follow all the type of rituals that they carry there.. Their temple are big and they wear shorts inside temple because they have a specific prayer to do. If you know what I mean. In india, in temple you have places to change. Means you enter the temple dress accordingly and then at the changing area you change as you need for your ritual. In malaysia we dont have that system. Temple in Malaysia is totally different with theirs in terms of management.

How many monks wear underwear and sit inside the temple in india? When they have a ritual they will wear shorts or be with their underwear.. Most of the time they will be wearing in full ( monks attire or anything proper).. I been to India and the temples so I am well aware about it since my grandfather manages a family temple there.. The government even said rules for the temple to adhere..

i dont understand why you insisting on bring in muslim here to this topic.. Are you racially trying prove something here.. Banning shorts has been on for a long time.. get your facts right.. its just that it was not fully enforced.. In india from 2009-now a lot of temple has banned shorts and skimpy dressing because it is a temple.. Your entering the god's home so you need to dress appropriately. If you read our history.. during raja raja cholan to enter temple you need to dress accordingly and for the poor the king at that time asked the temple authorities to give long cloth to cover themselves if necessary..

I am not sure about muslims but I do know when I took tawassur and studied agama when moral class was cancelled during my school days it was practiced a long time ago.. and it is strictly followed.

I dont see why banning shorts is a big issue.. Indian do have clothes that gives the same comfort as shorts.. This has nothing to do with hindu copying muslims.. At least in Malaysia we still can enter mosque without the need to wear the cap ( correct me if I am wrong) In india , indian who enter mosque must wear the cap but here we dont..

I think we should just respect the dress codes of places of worship. Heck even in some clubs and entertainment places, one can be turned away for wearing shorts.

club also got dress code.. you serious? Sorry i nvr been to clubs..

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ini semua agenda masyarakat dunia untuk menyusahkan kaum cina untuk beriadah. oh wait other races cannot wear short eh?

This post has been edited by Uzumaki NaruTo: Aug 13 2013, 01:38 AM

banning shorts is a big issue because, as i have said before, SHORTS is NOT something insulting in the hindu custom

but shorts IS insulting to some muslims

the fact that only in MALAYSIA that SHORTS is banned from temple points to the fact that the hindus here are copying the adat islam into their own hindu practices

it's not a racial thing --- i am not a muslims nor a hindu, so whatever you guys do is not concern for me --- i just want to point out that because THIS IS HAPPENING ONLY IN MALAYSIA AND NOT IN INDIA, WHERE THE HINDU CULTURE ORIGINATES, points to the fact that you hindu guys in malaysia are getting further and further away from YOUR ORIGINAL TRADITION and are getting closer and closer in becoming MORE AND MORE like the muslims

This post has been edited by ash tray: Aug 13 2013, 01:41 AM

i just posted one in thailand. thailand is in MALAYSIA?

This post has been edited by Uzumaki NaruTo: Aug 13 2013, 01:41 AM

I dont know what to say already.. look at the picture some fellow posted above.. means Church banning no shorts is also copying muslim?.. go club can follow their dress code temple cannot.. i find it amusing.. Well how do you know that wearing shorts it is not insulting towards hindu? You know temple in india has already banned shorts for some long year and we are just following it here.. Even yahoo answers has your answers :http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110415203618AAdKMec

What are getting further away from our original tradition.. care to explain.. I want to know more.. We indians find it easy to follow rules and wear accordingly to temple.. You can wear shorts if you are <12 years old.. As an adult you need to follow the ethics
Look here..
http://www.iowatemple.org/Etiquette.asp
http://indiantraveljourney.com/do%E2%80%99...emples-in-india

THERE IS NOTHING SUCH AS SHORTS BANNED IN MALAYSIA ITS BANNED WORLDWIDE EVEN INDIANS IN US..

If you insist you want to wear shorts can.. but cover with dhoti..

lolcopterz

avoid bata cave, high risk of H7N9 at this period.

should advocate to wear helmet rather than other dressing, can get faeces on head easily there.

slippery ladder with bird faeces

not recommended to go with parents

Semua larangan diorang boleh terima melainkan spitting, tu yg frontpage kut

+1

please. dont feed the troll.

I thought temple originally cannot wear singlet miniskirts etc...I always wear long pants go one

yeah, its like u all, live in other people land still disrespect of other people culture

kau memeng racist sampah, jubur sakit tak tentu pasal

too many dumb fucuks ! its a temple ! They asking you to be decent and now its an issue?

your brain came out through your rear end while doing morning business?

Common sense yo !

But i do agree that hindus are getting deviated from the original teaching by the day as they tend to implement their own ideas into the religion.

Banning shorts become issue in /k/?

Priorities.

The main issue here is about non worshippers using the steps as treadmill and wearing inappropriatly.

nobody wants an erection in a temple.

i guess some joggers wear until cheeks also showing

Admit it. U love watching that

No spitting? Then those sireh after chew do what? Swallow?

If u wear slipper. Shorta and t shirt like going to pasar pagi. Im not surprise if they deny your access to a club or disco.

banning shorts.
omg this is against my freedom.
RAGE...!!!!!
*facepalm at ash tray

jogger with short is distracting ?

You can use a canister like how old ppl use when they eat sireh.. I am not sure what is the common name here but I do see a lot of elderly use.. they spit inside of the canister that they bring with them

ic.. not bad clubs also got restrictions.. Here I thought you just keluar masuk like normal.

if you seen some type of shorts they wear

Amoi in shorts showing off fair lovely long sexy legs and butt cheeks... hnnnngh!

relax la pipul

thats how religions are. who here has been to the vatican? even the church has dress code

I was there a month ago and I wore shorts. Problem?

I don't follow religion but its fair enough I'd say.

must be gay

Those days we don't have people who like to impose so much rules. So much liberty . Now, people getting fussy about this and that.

batu CAVE also got dress code leh..dont play play

oi i see what you did thar

haha

can i impose a rule where visitor to my house must be naked?

should respect ppls religion

the temple only said no shorts.. can wear underwear and go inside

Maybe some of those joggers were wearing those hot pants type, you could see their butt cheeks jiggling.

yes u can. Make sure your aunties and uncles get naked also when they come

Places of worship wei, respect la.

putus kalau dia tunduk...

swimming trunks to office?? anyone??

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Aug 13 2013, 09:56 AM

So no pipul complained about garbage???

Since its a place of worship, devout believers have the rights to be removed from temptations induced by others.. from scantily dressings to beer holding unkers.... unless of coz if the boozing and half-nakeding is done solely for God... then feel free to knock ourselves out.

perhaps it shouldn't be a tourist site as well since many angmohs dressed ehem ehem everywhere.

those days people wear more clothes
today, you can see girl's ass everywhere...