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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Ordinance for Mahalaxmi temple DP in 8 days, will take citizens into confidence over 4.5-acre land acquisition: Abitkar
Kolhapur: State health minister and Kolhapur's guardian minister, Prakash Abitkar , on Wednesday evening announced that an ordinance approving a Rs 1,450-crore development plan (DP) for the Mahalaxmi temple would be issued within the next eight days. "We will also ensure that prior to approving the DP, citizens are taken into confidence over the need to acquire an additional 4.5-acre land to facilitate development around the temple," the minister said after holding a meeting at the district collectorate to discuss the DP that was recently approved by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. "As of now, the temple premises is spread over 2 acres, while Bhavani Mandap covers 3 acres and another 2 acres is under heritage structures. An additional 4.5-acre land will have to be acquired for the temple's DP," Abitkar said. The minister directed the meeting attendees to enhance facilities for devotees in the temple area, expedite land acquisition, create a timeline for the project and commence work promptly. "We have included the temple and development works in the DP. For future planning, we need to ensure the roads leading to the temple are in good condition for tourists. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 올 봄 패션 트렌드는? "이 반지로 준비 끝이에요" 굿네이버스 더 알아보기 Undo I have instructed officials to plan a time-bound programme to start and complete the work without interruptions," he said. In the first phase of the Mahalaxmi Temple DP, worth 421.33 crore, a lower-level plaza, including 10 blocks for women and men's toilets, a locker room, a chappal stand, a drinking water facility, 28 shops, darshan mandap, an amphitheatre stage, an information centre, a security department office, parking for 50 four-wheelers, a bus stop and an entryway, among others, would be constructed. Collector and administrator of Paschim Maharashtra Devasthan Samiti Amol Yedage, deputy collector Sampat Khilari, district planning officer Vijay Bhopale, superintending engineer public works Tushar Burud, executive engineer Rohit Tondale, secretary of the committee Shivraj Naikwade, and other officials were present at the meeting.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
No ripped jeans, shorts, sleeveless clothes in Kolhapur's Mahalaxmi and Jyotiba temples
Kolhapur: The renowned Mahalaxmi (Ambabai) and Jyotiba temples have implemented restrictions on visitors wearing revealing attire. The Paschim Maharashtra Devasthan Samiti has said that devotees wearing ripped jeans, see-through clothing, shorts, short skirts, or sleeveless garments will not be allowed in the regulation follows similar dress code implementations across various Maharashtra temples, including the Shri Tulja Bhavani temple in Tuljapur, where the Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh introduced measures to preserve temple secretary Shivraj Naikawade explained this decision stemmed from devotees' requests, noting that visitors in casual attire appeared inappropriate within temple grounds. The primary aim is to ensure visitors maintain cultural appropriateness while at these sacred clarified that while the dress code was initially established in 2021, its enforcement had become lenient, leading to complaints about inappropriate attire. He said, "We have asked the shop operators to make 'Sovala' available to visitors, who arrive without being aware of the dress code. We are going to make the Sovala available to the visitors. Those who deny wearing Sovala or decent clothes will not be allowed to take darshan."Sovala comprises traditional attire: Dhoti and uparna (a shawl-like garment) for men, and non-transparent saree for women. This dress code, mandatory for priests entering the sanctum and devotees participating in abhishek puja, represents sacred temple activist and devotee Dilip Desai said, "There is nothing new in the decision. It was in place earlier, and devotees usually follow the dress code. Those who wear revealing clothes are not permitted. I think the announcement is made again to divert attention from issues, mainly the inability of the administration to provide facilities, starting from drinking water to sanitation to parking for the visitors. If issues like the dress code are raked up regularly, then people forget the other inconveniences they face on the temple premises."
