Can't ban midnight temple darshan on New Year's Eve: HC

The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a ban on midnight visits to Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu on New Year's Eve. Claiming that New Year celebrations are against the Tamil Hindu culture, petitioner A Ashvathaman said, "Saivite temples and Vaishnavite temples could be opened at midnight only on Maha Shivaratri and Vaikunda Ekadasi."