The High Court of Karnataka has permitted Yakshagana melas of Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari temple to perform Yakshaganas from dusk to dawn, as it existed in the pre-COVID-19 period, subject to adhering to the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order on a petition filed by Krishna Kumar, a resident of Bengaluru and a devotee of the temple.
The petitioner had questioned the endorsement given by the Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada district, on November 15, 2022, restricting the timings of the Yakshagana programme of the temple between 5 p.m and 12.30 a.m. The reason for the DC to restrict the performance only till 12.30 a.m. was that the sound generated during the performance would be beyond the permitted decibels as per the rules.
