In photos: Selfies not allowed in these world sites

In 2017, a Saudi Arabian state-run newspaper, Okaz, said on Friday that Saudi authorities had prohibited filming and photography in the Grand Mosque of Mecca and Masjid Al Nabawī – the Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] – to preserve the tranquility of the holy sites, which are visited by several million Muslim pilgrims every year.

No selfies with the dead in the Church of Bones in the Czech Republic. This church is where you can see 40,000 human skeletons that were transformed into different decorative items, like chandeliers. It’s over a century old as it was commissioned in the 1870s.

Pamplona in Spain has passed ordinances making it illegal to take video or photographs of the bull-running course — or even holding a device. Violators can be subject to fines of Dh15,000 or $4,100 (3,000 euros)

Selfies have been banned in six hotspots in Mumbai, including the Marine Drive promenade and Girgaum Chowpatty beach.

The Electoral Commission recommends that returning officers do not allow photography within polling stations. This is to “maintain the secrecy of voting”, and photographs taken inside may inadvertently reveal the identity of other people voting, or how they have voted.

At Kumbh Mela, attendees are prohibited from taking selfies in certain areas and on certain days — particularly during the Shahi Snan ritual that involves tens of thousands of people taking a dip in the holy Godavari River. This is to avoid bottlenecks, and worse, stampedes that lead to deaths.

Staff at Lake Tahoe in California, are asking visitors not to take pictures of bears, especially selfies that have them turning their backs to said bears.