Mathura, April 23: After Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath instructed that religious places "should not cause inconvenience to others", the management of Mathura's Shri Krishna Janmasthan temple has voluntarily stopped using loudspeakers to broadcast prayers of Lord Shri Krishna. The temple used to broadcast the morning aarti (manglacharan).
The temple trust took the decision to stop using the loudspeakers on Wednesday. The decision came in response to the state government's guidelines issued on Tuesday on the use of loudspeakers. The secretary of the temple trust Kapil Sharma said that the loudspeakers have been turned off since Wednesday. Shri Krishna Janamsthan Seva Sansthan secretary Kapil Sharma said that, following the CM’s order, he took the decision after discussing it with senior members of the organisation.
On April 21, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that permission would be required to use loudspeakers at religious places. He also said that the sound of the loudspeakers must not be heard outside the premises.
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“This initiative was taken to convey the message to other religious places in the district to stop using loudspeakers,” he said, adding this was the first time that loudspeakers have been disabled in the temple, regarded as the birthplace of Lord Krishna. The temple is one of the few big shrines in Mathura where loudspeakers are used for aarti every morning at 5:30 am.