These are the temples of contrast — Kerala's Guruvayoor templte and Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati temple, certainly as far as women are concerned. The former has relaxed its dress codes for women; the latter is contemplating guidelines to help women look adequately pious.
The management of the Sree Krishna temple in Guruvayoor last month decided to allow women wearing churidars to enter it. The Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee Chairman Thottathil Raveendran said the change was made as part of the ongoing process of reforming the temple rules in the wake of the recent controversy sparked by the "purification ceremony" peformed in the shrine after a visit by Union Minister Vayalar Ravi's son. [Link]
In fact, even men are not allowed to enter the temple wearing pants and shirts.
On the other hand, it may become mandatory for women to wear saris, or other traditional Indian attire, if the Tirupati Lord Balaji temple’s “advisory on dress code” comes into effect [Link]. The decision was prompted by a call made earlier this month by an incenced devotee from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh. He had protested against women entering the temple in “indecent” clothes.
