July 17, Jaffna: The annual Nallur Hindu Temple festival in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula is to be held on August 15.

Organizers of the event have told the local media today that strict dress code guidelines will be in place for devotees entering the temple during the festival period.

Accordingly, men will not be permitted to wear jeans into the temple while women must wear a toe length dress or the traditional sari.

The festival in August would be the second to be held following the end of the war in May last year.

The historic festival generally draws devotees from around the island as well as overseas and the organizers this time are expecting thousands of devotees to flock to the temple during the festival.