Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Ayodhya Ram Temple Priests Get New Yellow Silk Dress Code
The priests who work at a very famous temple in Ayodhya, India, got a new uniform.
A uniform means everyone wears the same special clothes.
Their new clothes are light-yellow silk outfits called dhotis and uttariyas.
Light yellow was chosen because their god, Lord Ram, loves that color.
The priests also got new rules for their hair and beards.
They can either keep their hair in a special traditional style called Panchkesh, or shave it all off.
Half-grown hair and beards are not allowed.
They must also wear a special mark on their forehead called a tilak.
The temple leaders say the new rules will make everything feel more neat, unified, and respectful.
The new dress code started on August 15.
Priests at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya began following a new uniform dress code on August 15.
The new attire consists of light-yellow silk dhotis and matching silk uttariyas, prescribed in accordance with the Ramanandi tradition.
Light yellow was chosen for the attire because it is considered dear to Lord Ram.
Grooming rules require priests to either follow the 'Panchkesh' tradition or remain completely shaven, with partially grown hair or beards not permitted.
Wearing the traditional Ramanandi tilak is now mandatory, and the committee said the uniform will bring greater discipline, uniformity, and religious dignity to the worship of Ram Lalla.
- Who
- Priests at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, with details announced by temple trust religious committee members Mithilesh Nandini Sharan and Mahant Rajkumar Das.
- What
- A new uniform traditional dress code featuring light-yellow silk dhotis and uttariyas, along with grooming norms and mandatory Ramanandi tilak.
- When
- The new dress code came into effect on August 15.
- Where
- Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Ayodhya.
- Why
- Because light yellow is considered dear to Lord Ram, silk was chosen for its sanctity and purity, and the committee believes the uniform will bring discipline, uniformity, and religious dignity to worship.
- Temple
- Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Ayodhya
- New uniform
- Light-yellow silk dhotis and matching silk uttariyas
- Tradition followed
- Ramanandi tradition
- Effective date
- August 15
- Grooming rules
- Panchkesh tradition or completely shaven; partially grown hair or beard not permitted
- Mandatory marking
- Traditional Ramanandi tilak
- Announced by
- Temple trust religious committee (Mithilesh Nandini Sharan, Mahant Rajkumar Das)
- Reason for silk
- Sanctity and purity
