More than 5,000 people attended the final event, where all contestants wore ethnic and Indian outfits. The controversy arose only during rehearsals, when the girls wore Western clothes.

For the event, Sushmita Sen wore a black and golden choli with a matching lehenga. She gave different poses while walking the ramp.

The purported video showed Raghav Bhatnagar, a member of the Rashtriya Hindu Shakti Sangathan, objecting to the clothes of the participants at Miss Rishikesh pageant.

In a shocking incident of moral policing in Uttarakhand, members of a right-wing group confronted models for wearing short clothes during a rehearsal for the 'Miss Rishikesh' pageant. The members of ...

In the video, some Miss Rishikesh participants are seen standing their ground, and objecting to being filmed by the group.

The members of the Rashtriya Hindu Shakti Sangathan objected to the ramp walk event that was organised in Rishikesh.

A case of moral policing has emerged in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh, where a right-wing group confronted models over wearing short clothes during a ramp walk audition. The group protested against “Western ...

A modelling rehearsal for the upcoming Miss Rishikesh pageant has triggered controversy in the Uttarakhand town of Rishikesh after members of a right-wing group objected to participants wearing ...

A modelling rehearsal in Rishikesh ahead of a Diwali fair sparked protests from a Hindu group objecting to women's western attire, leading to a heated confrontation.

A ruckus erupted in Rishikesh after some activists tried to stop a group of girls who were auditioning for Miss Rishikesh event. , India News, Times Now ...