<h1>Religious group bars non-adherents from festival, proposes Aadhaar ID checks; raises equality, privacy and public-order legal concerns</h1> A religious organisation issued directives restricting entry to festival events to adherents of the faith and advising Aadhaar checks, ritual screening and monitoring by affiliates; a state minister endorsed organisers' discretion where police permission exists, while an opposition party criticised the move. Legal issues include potential violations of constitutional equality and non-discrimination guarantees, religious freedom concerns, and public order risks from sectarian exclusion. Proposed Aadhaar-based identity checks raise privacy and statutory Aadhaar misuse questions under the Aadhaar Act. Authorities may face scrutiny under criminal law, public order provisions and civil rights remedies if exclusions or coercive practices occur.