Weeks After YouTuber Proposed To Her Partner, Use Of Mobile Phones Banned In Kedarnath Temple

Authorities also said that legal action will be taken against pilgrims not following the orders.

Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC), which manages the famous Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand, has banned use of mobile phones inside the temple premises. The move comes after YouTuber Vishakha Fulsnunge shared a video of her proposing to her boyfriend just outside the Kedarnath temple. Authorities have put up boards at various places on the temple premises which read, 'Do not enter the temple premises with mobile phones; any kind of photography and videography is strictly prohibited inside the temple and you are under the surveillance of CCTV cameras'.

BKTC president Ajay Ajendra told news agency ANI that pilgrims have also been urged to dress modestly.

"Pilgrims to Kedarnath have been urged to dress modestly. In the past, some pilgrims had been caught filming and taking photos indecently inside the temple," Mr Ajendra said.