TikTokers banned from sacred site for ‘creating a nuisance’

Some of Nepal’s most popular tourist sites have banned visitors from making TikToks. Officials said TikTokers were creating a ‘nuisance’.TikTokers create short videos, which can involve dancing, then share them to the social media platform.Religious sites in Nepal have recently put up new signs warning visitors not to make TikToks while they are there.The signs read ‘No TikTok’ and have gone up at pilgrimage sites including Lumbini, Ram Janaki Temple and Gadhimai Temple.Lumbini is the birthplace of Lord Buddha and a pilgrimage site of huge significance for Buddhists around the world.READ MORE: Britain’s biggest airports snubbed as smaller sites soar ahead TikTokers have been banned from visiting Nepal’s sacred sites (Image: Getty)Sanuraj Shakya, a spokesperson for the Lumbini Development Trust, told the Rest of the World: ‘Making TikToks by playing loud music creates a nuisance for pilgrims from all over the world who come to the birthplace of Gautama Buddha.’We have banned TikTok making in and around the sacred garden, where the main temples are located.’TikTok is popular all over the world and around 55 percent of Nepalis with internet access report using the app.Farmers in the south of Nepal have also expressed their anger as TikTokers trample their crops.DON’T MISSBritain’s favourite stately home has connection to Churchill [STAYCATION]Queen Camilla takes BA flight for luxurious holiday to ‘de-stress’ [ROYAL]Hotel worker issues stark bedbug warning to tourists [NEWS] Farmers in Australia have complained about social media influencers ruining crops (Image: Getty)The woman posed on the cathedral steps in a red robe before stripping off for the unauthorised shoot.She was accompanied by a photographer and an assistant and was later apprehended by the police.The Duomo di Amalfi is a sacred site to people in Amalfi, many of whom are practising Catholics.Venice’s mayor recently shared his rage on social media after someone graffitied one of the city’s churches.