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Murli Manohar Joshi Criticises Loud Music Fest Near Badrinath Temple
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 28 Sep 2026, 09:55 AM
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Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has condemned the loud music cultural festival held near the Badrinath temple, saying it disrupts the sanctity of the holy site. He urged authorities to ensure respect for religious sentiments.
Murli Manohar Joshi, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, expressed his disapproval of the loud music event organized near the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand.
He said that such festivities, which include high‑volume performances, disturb the peaceful atmosphere expected at one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites.
Joshi emphasized that the sanctity of holy places should be upheld and called on local authorities to regulate cultural programmes that could offend religious sentiments.
The leader’s remarks come amid growing debate over the balance between tourism‑driven entertainment and the preservation of religious heritage in hill towns.
He said that such festivities, which include high‑volume performances, disturb the peaceful atmosphere expected at one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites.
Joshi emphasized that the sanctity of holy places should be upheld and called on local authorities to regulate cultural programmes that could offend religious sentiments.
The leader’s remarks come amid growing debate over the balance between tourism‑driven entertainment and the preservation of religious heritage in hill towns.