what is the dress code for attending a craft lodge under the grand lodge of india

Individual lodges usually prescribe a uniform dress for members at lodge meetings, which is specified at the foot of the meeting summons, as an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website notes. Members are expected to be decently dressed according to the practice of the particular lodge rather than attending in unconventional dress, and the Worshipful Master holds the authority to deny admission to any member who is not properly dressed, as an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website explains. The Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India's website notes that lodges maintain a dress code for meetings in the same manner as local clubs.

In addition to proper clothing, Masonic protocol governs how regalia is worn within the lodge. Good manners dictate wearing the regalia appropriate to that lodge rather than displaying a higher external rank that outshines the Worshipful Master, as an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website states. Furthermore, active rank takes precedence over past rank during meetings, even if the past rank carries a higher status, as an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website indicates.

Masonic etiquette applies specific expectations to Grand Lodge officers to balance general lodge dress standards with courtesy to the local body. When attending a meeting of a lodge of which he is a member, even a senior officer—such as a Past Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India—is expected not to enter in full dress regalia with chain and gauntlets, as an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website explains. Good manners dictate wearing the regalia appropriate to that local lodge, such as a Past Master's apron and collar, or alternatively an undress apron and collar of a Grand Officer, as an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website notes.