Mathura (UP), Nov 21 (PTI) The Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee for Banke Bihari Temple management has prohibited climbing stairs or offering darshan at Jagmohan, following non-compliance by priests, officials said on Friday.

Jagmohan refers to the space between the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and the area where common devotees get a glimpse of Banke Bihari.

According to local customs and traditions, devotees are not allowed to enter the Jagmohan. Only the priests on duty can go there to facilitate worship offered by the devotees.

The Supreme Court had earlier constituted a 12-member high-powered committee, headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Ashok Kumar, to manage the day-to-day affairs of the iconic temple.

Ashok Kumar stated that the decisi

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