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Ram Temple Boosts Security: No Pockets, No Phones for Staff and Priests
- •The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has implemented stringent security measures at the Ram temple, including pocketless saffron uniforms for staff handling offerings and stricter mobile phone restrictions.
- •New CEO, retired Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra, ordered the changes to enhance internal security, ensure accountability, and prevent unauthorized handling of donations.
- •Employees counting offerings will wear prescribed pocketless uniforms and undergo security checks upon entering and leaving the counting room, a suggestion initially made by State Bank of India officials.
- •Security extends to priests, who now have a revised dress code, are barred from carrying mobile phones into the sanctum, and must adhere to strict conduct guidelines, including remaining at designated posts and avoiding social media statements.
- •The trust is also verifying employee biodata, tightening restrictions on items entering the sanctum, and implementing protocols for assisting devotees, aiming for standardized conduct and greater accountability.
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Employees involved in counting offerings must now wear a prescribed one-piece saffron uniform without pockets and are subjected to security checks upon entering and leaving the counting room. Additionally, a three-tier security setup and constant CCTV surveillance have been implemented.
Priests are required to wear a yellow silk achala, uttariya, and dhoti, replacing their previous attire. They are barred from carrying mobile phones into the sanctum, forbidden from making misleading social media statements, and must maintain courteous behavior.
The new directives and security measures were ordered by the trust's new CEO, retired Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra, to strengthen internal security, fix accountability, and prevent unauthorized handling of donations.
