Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Ujjain Administration Denies Reports of Hanuman Idol Refusing Movement
Some reports said a Hanuman idol in Ujjain could not be moved.
The district administration said those reports are rumors.
Officials said no JCB machine or crane has yet been used to move it.
The temple around the idol was dismantled for a road-widening project.
The project is connected to preparations for the 2028 Kumbh Mela.
Some local people mildly protested the temple’s dismantling.
Officials want experts to help move the idol without damaging it.
Archaeologists and engineers are examining how the idol was installed.
Ujjain’s district administration called reports that a Hanuman idol resisted removal baseless.
The administration said no attempts using a JCB machine or crane have been made.
Officials are shifting the temple and idol to support a road-widening project for the 2028 Kumbh Mela.
The temple was dismantled amid mild protests, while the idol remains to be safely relocated.
Archaeologists and engineering experts are examining the idol’s base and may recommend removal measures.
- Who
- The Ujjain district administration, municipal corporation, archaeologists, engineering experts, and local residents are involved.
- What
- The administration denied reports that a Hanuman idol refused to move despite attempts with machinery.
- When
- The clarification was issued on Wednesday; the relocation effort is ongoing.
- Where
- The matter concerns a Hanuman temple in Ujjain city, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The temple and idol are being relocated to facilitate road widening ahead of the 2028 Kumbh Mela.
Administrative Clarification
Local Religious Concerns
Claims about failed removal
Administrative Clarification
The district administration says stories about JCB machines and cranes failing to move the idol are baseless because no such attempts have been made.
Local Religious Concerns
Circulating media and social-media reports claimed that the idol had resisted removal, though the administration disputed those claims.
Relocation of the idol
Administrative Clarification
Officials say experts should recommend a safe way to remove and relocate the idol without damaging it.
Local Religious Concerns
The idol is tied to local religious sentiments, and some residents mildly protested the dismantling of the temple.
- Administration’s position
- Reports that the idol resisted removal are baseless.
- Machinery used
- The administration said no JCB machine or crane removal attempts have been made so far.
- Project
- Road widening in preparation for the 2028 Kumbh Mela.
- Temple status
- The temple, including its sanctum sanctorum, was dismantled.
- Public response
- Some locals staged mild protests.
- Expert involvement
- Archaeologists and engineering experts are examining the idol’s base.
- Historical possibility
- Local historians say the temple may date to the Parmar dynasty.