The ban on photography in the Kedarnath Temple here was violated when a pilgrim clicked a photo of spiritual leader Morari Bapu while he was offering prayers inside th♓e sanctum sanctorum.
The man was identified with the help of CCTV camera footage after the photo went viral on social media platforms on Saturday, Badrﷺinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) media in-charge Harishꦜ Gaud said on Sunday.
A resident of Indore in Madhya Pradesh, the man was le🌊t off after he offered a written apology and a donation of Rs 11,000 to the BKTC, he said. According to the devotee, he clicked the photograph of the spiritual leader, who has followers acr🍸oss the country, out of sheer excitement.
Morari Bapu was in Kedarnath during the course of his visit to the 12 Jyotirl🧸ingas in the country. The BKTC had put a ban on photoshoots in the Himalayan temple earlier this week and displayed a notice to this effect on th🐭e main gates. It also asked people to wear "decent clothes" and desist from setting up tents or camps in the temple precincts.
