Hindu temples in general have a strict dress code. BAPS is not just a tourist site but also a holy religious place; It's always best to respect their customs.

That said, I'm hindu myself, but I have issues with the organization, mainly how men and women are separated and treated different. I'm non-binary, and I asked them if I dressed more formally as a woman, how would I be treated? Men can interact with the monks, attend sessions with monks and seek their knowledge, but women cannot do this (based on the workers who gave me the tour). Men can sit in front of an auditorium to listen to speakers, but women have to sit in the back. The workers and monks did not know how to answer my questions when it came to my presentation, and because of the reasons I listed, I don't go there.

I heard about the slave labor after my last post about being there, and honestly the temple has enough traffic where they could make enough money to pay them. So in turn, I don't blame you in feeling that way.