Ujjaini Vidwat Parishad had started the debate over the 'jyotirlingam' at Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple, saying it has shrunk due to excessive offering of bhaang, milk, curd, honey, sugar and ghee.
UJJAIN (MADHYA PRADESH): At the ancient Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, devotees were seen offering purified RO water to the 'Jyotirlingam' for 'Jalabhishek' (worship by offering water) instead of regular tap water on Thursday.
This change comes after the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the rituals observed at the historic temple. The matter in the top court was regarding protection of 'Jyotirlingam' at the ancient temple and it approved new worship norms, suggested by the temple management committee.
A body of intellectuals, Ujjaini Vidwat Parishad, had started the debate over the 'jyotirlingam' saying it has shrunk due to excessive 'bhaang shingar' (offering of bhaang) and 'panchamrit' (milk, curd, honey, sugar and ghee).
The temple, in its resolution, has permitted devotees to use a fixed amount of water measuring 500 ml in a small pot per person for 'Jalabhishek'.
As per the resolution, water for 'Jalabhishek' should be taken from the Reverse Osmosis (RO) machine installed during the religious congregation of Simhastha in 2016, for which a connection was to be provided near the sanctum sanctorum.
The top court said it has incorporated all suggestions given by parties and the resolution passed by the temple management committee has to be implemented.
It also said that it has neither interfered in the merit nor the religious ceremony of the temple in Madhya Pradesh.