Bengaluru, Feb. 12 -- The Karnataka High Court has intervened in the controversial dress code at Kattemad Maha Mrityuanjaya Temple in Kodagu district, which sparked tensions between the Kodava and Are Bhashe Gowda communities in Kodagu recently.

The Court has allowed members of the Kodava community, as well as others, to wear their traditional attire while entering the temple and practice their religion as per customs. A Single-Judge Bench led by Justice R. Devdas issued the interim stay order this morning, permitting all devotees to don their traditional clothing.

The Temple authorities had initially argued that their bylaws prohibited entry in the traditional attire of any community, prompting a petition to be filed in the High Court....