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Lenskart CEO admits ‘outdated’ style guide flagged tilak/bindi but permitted hijab: What Peyush Bansal said and what the Feb 2026 document reveals

Shriti Sagar - 16 April, 2026

Page 7 of the document states that Lenskart employees are prohibited from wearing sacred threads (kalava) and bindis (bindis), while they may wear hijabs.

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UP: Coca-Cola factory in Ayodhya forcibly cuts off Kalava of Hindu employees, cites ‘food security’ as a reason after outrage

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2024

Sachchidanand Tiwari, a security officer of Amrit Bottlers Private Limited, claimed that the factory rules make it mandatory for workers not to wear bangles, rings, bracelets and wristwatches.