The rail lines on Monday changed the regalia of its serving staff on board the Ramayan Express after diviners from Ujjain protested the saffron clothing of the servers.
The diviners said it was an affront to the Hindu religion and took steps to stop the train in Delhi on December 12 in case the clothing regulation was not removed.
It is to illuminate that the dress of administration staff is totally changed in the appearance of expert clothing of administration staff. Bother caused is lamented, the Indian Railways said in an assertion.
The outfits have been changed to ordinary shirts and pants and customary headgear. The servers will, notwithstanding, wear saffron veils and gloves.
We composed a letter to the rail line serve two days prior, dwelling our dissent against servers serving rewards and food in the Ramayan Express in saffron. Wearing a saffron clothing with a sadhu-like headgear and wearing malas (pieces of jewelry) of rudraksha is an affront to the Hindu religion and its soothsayers, Ujjain Akhada Parishads previous general secretary Avdeshpuri told PTI.
He said soothsayers would stop the train at Delhis Safdarjung rail route station on the off chance that the saffron clothing regulation of the servers was not changed.
We will sit on the rail line tracks. This is fundamental for ensuring the Hindu religion, he added.
Ujjain city in Madhya Pradesh, where the Mahakaleshwar Shiva sanctuary is found, has the Simhastha Kumbh Mela at regular intervals.
The primary Ramayan circuit train chugged off on a 17-day venture from the Safdarjung railroad station on November 7. It will visit 15 spots related with the existence of Lord Ram. Covering a distance of in excess of 7,500 km, the train will take explorers to spots like Ayodhya, Prayag, Nandigram, Janakpur, Chitrakoot, Sitamarhi, Nasik, Hampi, and Rameshwaram.
The Ramayan Express train is outfitted with top notch cafés, a library, and shower desk areas. PTI
