SHRI GANESHA GAYATHRI TEMPLE OF GREATER CHICAGO

Dress code & Etiquette

  • Dress code & Etiquette
Dress code

At GG Temple, our mission is to promote the traditional culture of Sanatana Dharma, to enable all devotees to come closer to Swami and Ambal, and to encourage spiritual values like modesty and respect. Recognizing that the way we dress and the way we act has a huge impact on ourselves as well as others around us, we ask that you follow our dress code and etiquette guidelines. These guidelines have been created to help you have the best possible experience and also to help everyone enjoy their experience at the Temple.

When entering the Temple, please observe the following dress code:

  • No loose hair; all long hair must be tied securely.
  • No shorts or short skirts.
  • No leggings.
  • No tank tops or tube tops.

Please be aware that this dress code applies equally to both men and women. Men are required to wear either veshti, kurta pajamas, or long pants (extending below the calf muscle). Ladies are required to wear either pants or a long skirt (extending below the calf muscle), sari or salwar kameez.

Etiquettes

Please review our etiquette guidelines, so that we can help everyone enjoy their experience at our Temple.

DOs:

  • Please watch your kids. No running or playing.
  • Help/volunteer during busy times
  • Put trash in proper bins. Please keep premises clean
  • Eat outside or in designated classrooms
  • Join Puja & Satsang
  • Keep bathrooms clean & dry
  • It is highly preferred to wash hands and feet before entering the temple

DON’Ts:

  • No talking – speak softly when needed
  • No shoes inside the temple. Place them only in the shoe racks
  • No food wastage. Take only what you need
  • No phone usage inside the temple. Take any calls outside.
  • No alcohol, illicit drugs, tobacco products, non-vegetarian & food with onion, garlic
  • Please do not touch the murtis – In US, 90% of the times devotees touch their shoes to remove while entering the temple; do not wash their hands and continue to touch murtis. 

If you have any questions or concerns about our dress code or other policies, please feel free to contact us