Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Ujjain Temple Bans Heavy Garlands
The Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, India, has decided to stop allowing very big and heavy garlands that weigh more than 10 kg.
This rule will start on January 1, 2026.
The temple says these heavy garlands can hurt the special stone inside the temple.
They are telling everyone who comes to the temple and the shops nearby not to make or sell these big garlands.
The temple is also thinking about making priests wear special clothes, just like the other workers there.
Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain to ban garlands weighing more than 10 kg from January 1, 2026.
Decision made by the Temple Management Committee to protect the Jyotirlinga from erosion.
Announcements being made in the temple and nearby shops to inform devotees and vendors.
Temple considering enforcing a dress code for priests, similar to existing staff regulations.
Heavy garlands, typically 10-15 kg, are believed to cause damage to the sacred Jyotirlinga.
- Who
- Temple Management Committee of Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain
- What
- Ban on life-size garlands weighing more than 10 kg
- When
- Effective from January 1, 2026
- Where
- Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To protect the Jyotirlinga from erosion caused by heavy garlands
- Location
- Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
- Temple
- Mahakaleshwar Temple
- Ban Effective Date
- January 1, 2026
- Weight Limit
- 10 kg
- Reason
- Prevent erosion of Jyotirlinga
- Authority
- Temple Management Committee
- Head of Committee
- Pratham Kaushik
