Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple: Dress Code & Temple Rules

• Dress modestly: cover shoulders and knees. Traditional Indian wear is ideal but not mandatory.
• Remove footwear before entering; use the shoe stand outside the gate.
• Phones and cameras are not permitted inside the sanctum area; deposit them at the free locker facility at the entrance.
• Expect a security check and bag screening; a police post operates inside the temple.
• Do not feed or tease the resident monkeys, and keep prasad, spectacles, and bags secure around them.
• Maintain queue discipline, especially on Tuesday and Saturday; offerings of laddoo, marigold, and sindoor are sold by vendors outside.

There is no ticketed dress enforcement, but this is a living devotional temple in a deeply traditional city, so modest cover is expected: shoulders and knees covered, nothing flashy. Indian wear blends in best, though it is not compulsory. Footwear comes off before you enter, at the stand outside the gate.

The firmest practical rule is about devices. Phones and cameras are not permitted inside; the temple runs a free locker facility at the entrance where you deposit them, and there is a security check with bag screening thanks to the police post inside. Carry as little as possible to speed this up.

The temple's other quirk is its monkeys, part of its character and a real logistics factor. Do not feed or provoke them, and keep prasad, spectacles, phone-lockers tokens, and loose bags secure, because they are quick and bold. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, keep to the queue discipline the crowd volume demands.

Compiled from public sources including Wikipedia: Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple · Wikipedia: Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (Varanasi) · Wikimedia Commons pageimage (temple entrance photo). Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.