Sarika vs Administrator, Mahakaleshwar ...

1. Consideration/discussio There is a tradition n on the milk to be of Dugdhbhishek of offered to the God Bhagwan (Bhagwan) Mahakaleshwar. In this regard, it was suggested that 23 high­quality milk may be used. There must not be any adulteration in the milk. Stringent rules may be made in this regard. For this purpose, the Temple Committee (Mandir Samiti) may make arrangement for milk at its own level. For this purpose, ‘Sanchi' can be used and in future, by upgrading Temple Gaushala more, the milk may be brought directly from the Gaushala to the temple and the milk imported from outside sources may be strictly prohibited.

discussion on worship / situated outside the offering materials temple, the offering/worship articles are sold, viz. Abeer, Gulal, Kumkum (Saffron) etc. In this regard, it was suggested that the Mandir Samiti (Temple Committee) may fix a shop or the Samiti may itself run a shop where pure worship materials may be available. The worship materials being sold presently in the outside area of the Temple may be prohibited/restricte d immediately.

4. Discussion on ‘Jalpaatra’ For Jalabhishek (water ablution) of Bhagwan Mahakaleshwar, the Jalpatra has been installed at the Jaldwar (Watergate). The 25 said Jalpatra may be cleaned every day with hot water so that the acid being gathered in the pipe etc may not be gathered/accrued.

5. Consideration of the Constant issue of constantly being Jalabhishek (water

big garland etc. on the ablution) is done to ‘Jyotirling of Bhagwan the Bhagwan (the God)'. Mahakaleshwar from 06 O’clock morning till 4.30 PM in the evening. For this purpose, a big garland etc may remain constantly on the ‘Jyotirling of Bhagwan’ so that water, milk etc. may not fall directly on the Jyotirling.

6 Consideration of the This suggestion was issue of a test of water, received in the milk, and articles etc. meeting that the articles and materials from which the worship etc. of Bhagwan Mahakaleshwar is done every day, all these may be tested once, from which this fact may be clear that which material is positive/suitable for the Jyotirling and which materially affects the Jyotirling 26 negatively.

Hereto annexed and marked as ANNEXURE R­1/4 is the true and correct copy of the minutes of the meet­ ing dated 13.06.2017.

That the said proposal has been accepted by the com­ mittee for implementation and the temple committee is accordingly taking steps to protect the Shivlinga. The above proposal is according submitted before the Hon’ble Court.” REPORT BY PROF. PRAMOD K. VERMA DATED 11.06.2017

20. A Report by Prof. Pramod K. Verma dated 11.6.2017 has also been filed by the Committee in the form of Annexure R­1/3, which is as under:

“JAI SHRI MAHAKAL 11th June 2017 This brief description comprises visual observation of Lord Mahakaleshwara Shiv Linga for its potential erosion due to pooja offerings by devotees. By an invitation from Mahakaleshwara Mandir Samiti, I along with Dr.Awadesh Bhatt visited the Lord Mahakaleshwar Temple on 08th June 2017 at 2:00 pm for performing the above task. For obvious reasons, it was possible to have an only limited ob­ servation and thus, only torch and hand lens was used.

The following observations were made: ­

1. The Sacred Shiva Linga is approximately 2 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height.

2. The Shiva Linga is made up of Sandstone (looks very similar to Vindhya Sandstone which occurs in the nearby areas).

3. The sandstone is of arenaceous in nature with the major percentage of quartz clasts of the size generally less than 2 mm. The clasts are clearly visible through a hand lens.

4. The other clast material appears to be feldspar (or­ thoclase) giving the rock a typical pinkish colour.

5. The matrix is also of an almost similar composition.

6. The cementing material is mostly siliceous. How­ ever, a small amount of calcareous/feldspathic (not distinguished by lens observation) cementing materi­ als is also present.

7. The cementing material other than siliceous matter is likely to undergo dissolution when exposed to the acidic environment. As a result, there may develop tiny depressions (or pits) over the Shiva Linga.

8. The depressions or pits may occur when adulter­ ated/impure pooja materials are offered over Shiva Linga during Abhisheks. The corrosion, in the long run, may occur due to touching of Shiva Linga with a variety of impure pooja materials including adulter­ ated milk, curd, sugar, sugarcane juice, flowers etc during Abhishek or other special pooja which are per­ formed regularly.

10. Once even a small pit is formed, these materials may get into the rock and, may try to loosen the bond­ ing by various chemical processes.

11. As the rock is largely composed of a siliceous ma­ terial, the process of chemical reaction is supposed to be of very low intensity, practically negligible. The other constituents (other than silica) of the rock, how­ ever, are vulnerable to such impure/adulterated pooja materials.

12. A more systematic and scientific investigation may be needed to come to a firm conclusion.

13. Nonetheless, at this stage, it is suggested that im­ pure or chemically adulterat4ed pooja materials must be avoided by offering over Shiva Linga."

21. The Minutes of the Meeting dated 13.6.2017 of the Temple Committee have also been placed on record vide R­1/4. The relevant portion is extracted hereunder:

“ SHRI MAHAKALESHWAR MANDIR SAMITI, UJ­ JAIN MINUTES OF MEETING DATED 13.06.2017 Today a meeting was held in the Administrative of­ fice of Mahakaleshwar Temple under the Chairman­ ship of Shri S.S. Rawat, Administrator, and Joint Col­ lector, with regard to as to how Lord Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga can be best protected. The following mem­ bers were present:­

1. Dr. Prakashendra Mathur Archeologist

2. Pt. Pradeep Sharma Ex­Samiti Member

3. Pt. Ashish Sharma Representative of Pujari

4. Pt. Ashok Sharma Purohit

5. Shri D.V.S. Rawat Pollution Department

6. Shri Shailesh Kumar Gupta Food Controller A discussion was held by the members present at the meeting in respect of erosion in the Jyotirling and following suggestions were proposed by the Commit­ tee:­ S.N Subject Suggestion .

1. Consideration/discussion on There is a tradition the milk to be offered to the of Dugdhbhishek of God (Bhagwan) Bhagwan Mahakaleshwar. In 29 this regard, it was suggested that high­ quality milk may be used. There must not be any adulteration in the milk. Stringent rules may be made in this regard. For this purpose, the Temple Committee (Mandir Samiti) may make arrangement for milk at its own level.

For this purpose, ‘Sanchi' can be used and in future, by upgrading Temple Gaushala more, the milk may be brought directly from the Gaushala to the temple and the milk imported from outside sources may be strictly prohibited.

2. Consideration/discussion on The Panchamrut the issue of Panchamrut ablution is done Poojan (offering) every day to God Shiva. In this regard, it was suggested that Panchamrut may be prepared by the Temple Committee / Samit itself. For this purpose, it may provide high­quality milk and curd at its own level and may not directly mix sugar in the 30 Panchamrut. For this purpose, sugar dust may be used.

The quantity of Panchamrut, as already prescribed for 1 ¼ liter, may be complied with.

Honey (Shahad) etc may be made available from the Gramodyog etc.

3. Consideration/discussion on On the shops worship/offering materials situated outside the temple, the offering/worship articles suggestion in, viz. Abeer, Gulal, Kumkum (Saffron) etc. In this regard, it was suggested that the Mandir Samiti (Temple Committee) may fix a shop or the Samiti may itself run a shop where pure worship materials may be available. The worship materials being sold presently in the outside area of the Temple may be prohibited/ restricted immediately.

4. Discussion on ‘Jalpaatra’ For Jalabhishek (water ablution) of Bhagwan Mahakaleshwar, the Jalpaatra has been installed at the Jaldwar 31 (Watergate). The said Jalpatra may be cleaned every day with hot water so that the acid being gathered in the pipe etc. may not be gathered/ accrued.

5. Consideration of the issue of Constant constantly being Sandstone Jalabhishek (water garland etc on the ‘Jyotirling ablution) is done to of Bhagwan (the God). the Bhagwan Mahakaleshwar from 06 O’clock morning till 4.30 PM in the evening. For this purpose, a big garland etc may remain constantly on the ‘Jyotirling of Bhagwan’ so that water, milk etc may not fall directly on the Jyotirling.

6. Consideration of the issue of This suggestion in a test of water, milk, and the meeting that the articles etc. articles and materials from which the worship etc of Bhagwan Mahakaleshwar crowd every day, all these may be tested once, from which this fact may be clear that which material is positive/suitable for the Jyotirling and which materially affects the Jyotirling 32 negatively.

Sd/­ Administrator & Joint Collector Shri Mahakaleshwar Mandir Samiti Ujjain” CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEE OF ASI/ GSI BY THIS COURT

22. This Court vide order dated 25.8.2017 had constituted a Committee of two officers of the Archaeological Survey of India and two officers of the Geological Survey of India to submit the report. Following is the relevant extract of the order:

“A proposal has been submitted by Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned ASG for a constitution of an Expert Committee and to nominate the names of two officers of Archaeological Survey of India and two officers of Geological Survey of India. It is submitted by Mr. Mehta that the officers are experts in the field.

The Central Government suggests the following team :

1. For Archaeological 1. Shri Madan Singh Survey of India Chauhan, Regional Director, (Archaeologist), ASI, Central Region, Bhopal

2. Dr. V.K.Saxena, Director (Science), (Archaeological Chemist), ASI, Science Branch, Dehradun

2. For Geological Survey 1. Shri Hemraj of India Suryavanshi, Dy. Director, General, State Unit, Madhya Pradesh, GSI, 33 Bhopal.

2. Shri L.L. Vishwakarma, Director, GSI, Bhopal The Union of India shall bear the expenses of the Committee so formed. The Committee to study/survey/ analyze/examine Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlingam of Ujjain (MP) and to prepare a report containing the rate at which the deterioration in the size of Lingam is taking place, if any, and the measures/ steps/ precautions to be taken to ensure that this deterioration/shrinkage of the Lingam stops. Let the Committee also study the other structures and also the temple and submit what steps are required to be taken to overall improve the entire premises and for its preservation.

Let the Committee make a study and report seeing as how much deterioration of Lingam has taken place during the last three­four decades and what remedial steps have to be another part.

Let the Committee submit a report be within a period of four weeks from today. A copy of the report as and when submitted be furnished to the learned counsel for the parties. We request the Administrator to extend fullest co­operation.

List the matter on Tuesday i.e. 03.10.2017.” REPORT BY EXPERT COMMITTEE OF ASI/ GSI

23. Following is the report (excluding photographs) submitted by the aforesaid Experts of ASI and GSI:

“REPORT ON THE STUDY / SURVEY / ANALYSIS / EXAMINATION OF MAHAKALESHWAR JYOTIRLlNGAM OF UJJAIN (MP) BY :

1: Madan Singh Chauhan, Regional Director, A.S.I., Central Region, 34 Bhopal 2: Dr. V.K. Saxena. Director (Science), A.S.I., Science, Branch Dehradun 3: Hemraj Suryavanshi, Dy. Director General, GSI, Bhopal 4: L.L. Vishwakarma, Director (G.S.I.), Bhopal ABOUT THE REPORT This report is being submitted to the Additional Solicitor General of India by the Committee Members of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Geological Survey of India. Conservation status and the causes of decay/deterioration of the Jyotirlinga in general on the basis of his knowledge of the subject and experience in the field.

The report is divided into 4 (Four) Chapters.

1st Chapter of the report deals with the archaeological and religious significance of the Mahakal temple and need for its proper maintenance and restoration made by Madan Singh Chauhan, Regional Director, ASI, Central Region, Bhopal.

2nd Chapter of the report deals with the general observations made by Dr. V. K. Saxena, Director (Science), ASI with respect to the overall decay/deterioration of the Jyotirlinga on the basis of his knowledge of the subject and experience in the field.

3rd Chapter deals with the Geo­scientific study of the Shivalinga made by Hemraj Suryavanshi Dy. Director General and L.L. Vishvakarma, Director, Geological Survey of India, Bhopal.

4th Chapter deals with the suggestions and recommendations and remedial measures.

CONTENTS CHAPTER∙ I 1: ­RELIGIOUS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF UJJAIN AND MAHAKAL TEMPLE 1.1: Introduction 1.2: Religious and historical significance 1.3: Prevalence of tangible and intangible heritage in Ujjain 1.4: Archaeological evidence 35 1.5: Mahakal temple and premise 1.6: Condition of garbhagriha and shivalinga 1.7 A:­ Shivalinga, modification, and effect B:­Morning worship and material used in the worship 1.8: Maintenance and restoration of temple premise and activities CHAPTER ­ II 2: NATURAL (PHYSICO~CHEMICAL) WEATHERING OF STONE WITH REFERENCE TO MAHAKAL JYOTIRLlNGA 2.1 General Chemical Characteristics of Some of the Offerings Used During Rituals:

 Milk  Dahi or curd  Homemade deshi Ghee  Honey  Sugar products  Sandal or Chandan  Bhang (Cannabis)  Abir or Gulal  Kanku or Kumkum  Fruit juices  Bhasm/ Ashes of cow dunks cake  Oil lamps, Dhoop or incense sticks 2.2. Natural Weathering of sandstone A: Water ­ A major cause of the decay of stone B: Biological decay or Biodeterioration of stone 2.3. Examination of the Mahakal Jyotirlinga and Garbhgriha A: General Observation of the Jyotirlinga B: Drainage facilities for the disposal of the liquids and solids C: Electrical fittings 2.4. ­Other Observations CHAPTER ­III GEO­SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF JYOTIRLINGAM MAHAKALESHWER, UJJAIN 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Observation and studies of Jyotirlingam 3.2.1 Visual observation 3.2.2 Studies based instrument 3.2.2(a) Spectral studies by Spectroradiometer 36 3.2.2(b) Portable XRF studies 3.3 Water analysis by portable water analysis kit and ICP­MS Instruments 3.3.1 Ash analysis 3.4 Discussion and interpretation 3.4.1 Extent of weathering 3.4.2 Causative factor 3.4.3 Weathering through ages CHAPTER­ IV A: SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS B: REMEDIAL MEASURES DETAILS OF ANNEXURES I. Worship schedule and offering material of Jyotirlingam, Mahakaleshwer Temple, Ujjain II. Spectroscopy study of Jyotirlingam of Mahakaleshwer temple, Madhya Pradesh, XRF Study of Jyotirlingam of Mahakaleshwer Temple, Ujjain III(a) Approximate chemical analysis of Lingam rock by portable XRF instrument IV(a) Chemical analysis of water samples from Mahakaleshwer temple premises, Ujjain

(b) Trace element analysis in water samples from Mahakaleshwer premises Ujjain IV(c) Chemical analysis of bhashma offered to Jyotirlingam: and ash samples from Mahakal temple 1.1 INTRODUCTION: On the direction of the Additional Solicitor General of India, the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, in his office letter no. 33/BO/2017­M dated 24.8.2017 recommended names of undersigned for the Committee to assess the deterioration of Shivalinga of Mahakal Temple at Ujjain and to prepare a report containing the rate at which the deterioration in the size of Lingam is taking place during lost three­four decades, if any, and the measures/steps/precautions to be taken to ensure this deterioration/ shrinkage of the Lingam stops. Beside that to study the other structures and also the temple and submit what steps are required to be taken to the overall improvement of the entire premise and for its preservation. In pursuance of the direction, the temple known as Mahakal or Mahakaleshwar at 37 Ujjain was inspected by the Committee Members jointly on 7.9.2017.

Before putting the observation on the assessment of the Shivalinga and temple of Mahakal and other subsidiary shrines inside the premise it was felt inevitable by the committee to highlight its Archaeological, Historical and religious significance so that, on that perspective, an assessment could be made.

In Ujjain, Mahakal temple is located in the west of the city on the bank of River Kshipra in ancient time that area was known as Mahakala Vana (Mahakal forest). It is 192 km west of capital city Bhopal and takes around three hours by road journey from Bhopal to reach here.

Mahakal temple is one of the most venerated temples known by this name and one of the twelve famous Jyotirlingas shrines of the country.

1.2 RELIGIOUS AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE The grandiose of Mahakal and Ujjain / Avanti occurs equally in the ancient texts of Brahmanical, Buddhist and Jaina sects. Avanti has been referred as country and Ujjain as its capital in the ancient texts. The first name of "Avanti "is liter in the Yajurveda for the meaning of protection. It is said that Ujjain was also named as Avanti and this name is nomenclatured after the name of Avanti: a son of Kartaviryaarjuna of Mahishamati kingdom. In Meghadut of Kalidasa, Abhidhanchintamani and in Naradapurana it was termed as Avantika, Avantikapuri, Avantinagari or Avantikapur, Vishala, Pushkarandini, Nandini, Amravati, Kanakashringa, Kushasthali, Padmavati, Kumudvati, and Pratikalpa. It is believed, existed in six kalpas and in each Kalpa it was called as Swarnashringa, Kushasthali, Avantika, Amravati, Chudamoni, and Padmawati. In kathasaritsagara, it is mentioned that Ujjain was called in four names in four yugas like Padmavati Bhogawati, Hiranyawati, and Ujaini. In Kuvalayamala its name is referred as Kushal Nagari.

It is said that during the churning of the sea by the gods and demons then begun the wild scramble for immortality with the demons chasing the gods across the skies and in the process, a few drops of nectar were split and fell at Hardwar, Prayag, Nasik, and Ujjain.

There are different meanings of "Ujjain' and 'Ujhain". It means protection, a tradition wherein people worshipped Indra for rain, in Gujarati and Prakrit it means a picnic, in Sanskrit, it is called as udyan or garden. In the north Himalayan region, it means attempt for any special task while in the Malwa tradition this word is called when people worship Lord Indra by keeping fast for rain.

ln Pali language it is called Ujani, in Prakrit Ujaiyani, Ptolemy referred it as Ozen, Huen­Tsang calls it Ujayana, Arab geographer referred it as Ujjhen and in the coins, name occurred as Ujani. In the Mrichchakatika play of Sudraka of 5 th century AD, Ujjain was inhabited by various communities viz. Shakas, Tushars, Greeks, Persians, Magadha, Kirata, Kalinga, Bongo, Mahishak, Chole, Pandya, trader of Kerala and several prostitutes.

In the Skandapurana there are references to seven seas or Saptasagaras mentioned as Pushkar Sagara, Kshira Sagara, Goverdhan Sagara. Rantnakar Sagara, Vishnu Sagara, Purishottama Sagara and Rudra Sagara. The Rudra Sagara is mentioned in the Mahakal Vana (nearby the Mahakal temple). As a religious city, Ujjain occupied the same place as of the Benaras, Goya, Mayapuri, and Kanchipuram. By the 6th century BC, Avanti with its capital at Ujjain is mentioned in Buddhist literature as one of the four great powers along with Vatsa, Kosala, and Magadha. Ujjain locates on the ancient trade route which connected north India to the south via Mathura­ Ujjain­ Mahishmati­ Paithan and then to western Asia. Periplus gave the accounts of Ujjain referred by him as Ozene is to the east of Barygaza (Broach) which fed all commodities of the trade like onyx, porcelain, fine muslins. mellow coloured muslins and cotton, spikenard and costusbodellium. In the Udaipur, prashasti mentions Vakati I of Paramara dynasty as the king of Avanti and they are said to form their capital at Mahakala vana at present Ujjain. The Mahipal and his kalachuri confederate Bhamana deva are said to have conquered the territory up to banks of Narmada including Ujjain and Dhar. The downfall of this wealthy city begun in 1234 with the invasion of IItutamish of Slave dynasty of Delhi who along with the, also dismantled Mahakafa temple and in search of treasure he dismantled Shivalinga from the jaladhari or pithika and thrown into kotitirtha and picked up golden idols including idol of Vikramaditya and brought to Delhi.

During the time of Mughal king Akbar, a city wall was constructed around the city for the defense of Ujjainisand Nandi 39 Darwaja, Kaliadeh Darwaja, Sati Darwaja, Dewas darwaja and Indore darwaja were the various entrances to the city.

In 1658 a battle took place near Ujjain in which Aurangzeb and Murad defeated Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur who was fighting on behalf of Prince Dara.

Thereafter Sawai Jai Singh was made governor of Malva by Muhammad Shah who built an observatory and several other temples over there. In the 17th century, this region of Malwa came under the sway of Maratha who constructed numbers of temples in Ujjain and modern Ujjain came into existence. During this period the artists especially painters of Poona and Kangra styles flourished their art in the structures of Ujjain and distinctive wooden carving on the balconies and galleries were decorated in Ujjain. Thereafter this legendary city of Ujjain came under the control of Scindias from 1750­ 1810. Ramoji Scindia was powerful Sardar of Maratha who made Ujjain the capital of Malwa. He remained always busy in the wars hence his diwan Ramachandra baba look after the affairs of Ramoji Scindia. On the information supplied by the local brahmins regarding dumping of Shivalinga into the kotitirtha by Iltutamisha, Ramachandra baba exposed that Shivalinga and installed inside the main place and constructed temple over the original place. Thus present temple is of Maratha period. In 1810 Doulat Rao Scindia shifted his capital at Gwalior and subsequently, Ujjain lost its commercial importance.

1.3 PREVALENCE OF TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE IN UJJAIN As stated above that Ujjain is a very ancient city of great religious and heritage significance even today there are numbers of temples with living tradition existing over here preserving both tangible and intangible heritage of the country. Apart from the Mahakal temple, other known temples in Ujjain are 84 temples dedicated to Lord Shiva in different names as below;

1: Augusteshwara Mahadev, 2: Gurihshwar Mahadev, 3: Dudeshwar Mahadev, 4: Damrukeshwar Mahadev, 5: Anadikalpeshwor Mahodev, 6: Swaranjaleshwar Mahadev, 7: Tivisthpeshwar Mahadev, 40 8: Kapaleshwar Mahdev, 9: Swargdwareshwar Mahadev, 10: Karkotakeshwar Mahadev, 11: Siddheshwar Mahadev, 12: Lokapaleshwar Mahadev, 13: Kameshwar Mahadev, 14: Kutumbeshwar Mahadev, 15: Indradumneshwar Mahadev, 16: Ishaneshwar Mahadev, 17: Apsareshwar Mahadev, 18: Kolkleshwor Mahadev, 19: Nagchandreshwar Mahadev, 20: Pratihareshwar Mahadev, 21: Kukuteshwar Mahadev, 22: Karkateshwar Mahadev, 23: Meghnadeshwar Mahadev, 24: Mahalayeshwar Mahadev, 25: Mukteshwar Mahadev, 26: Someshwar Mahadev, 27:Anarkeshwar Mahadev, 28: Jateshwar Mahadev, 29: Rameshwar Mahadev, 30: Chavaneshwar Mahadev, 31: Khandeshwar Mahadev, 32: Pattaneshwar Mahadev, 33: Anandeshwar Mahadev, 34: Kanthadeshwar Mahadev, 35: Indraeshwar Mahadev, 36: Markandeshwara Mahadev, 37: Shiveshwara Mahadev, 38: Kusumeshwara Mahadev, 39: Akrureshwara Mahadev, 40: Kundeshwara Mahadev, 41: Lumpeshwara Mahadev, 42: Gangaeshwara Mahadev, 43: Angarkeshwar Mahadev.

44: Utaareshwar Mahadev, 45: Trilochaneshwara Mahadev, 46: Veereshwara Mahadev, 47: Nripeshwara Mahadev, 48: Abhayeshwara Mahadev, 49: Prithukeshwara Mahadev, 50: Sthavareshwara Mahadev, 51: Shooleshwara Mahadev, 52: Onkareshwara Mahadev, 53: Shree Vishveshwara Mahadev, 41 54: Kanheshwara Mahadev, 55: Singheshwara Mahadev, 56: Revanteshwora Mahadev, 57: Ghanteshwara Mahadev, 58: Prayageshwara Mahadev, 59: Siddheshwara Mahadev, 60: Matangeshwara Mahadev, 61: Soubhageshwara Mahadev, 62: Rupeshara Mahadev, 63: Sahastradhanukeshwara Mahadev, 64: Pashupateshwara Mahadev, 65: Brahameshwara Mahadev, 66: Jalpeshwara Mahadev, 67: Kedareshwara Mahadev, 68: Pishachamukteshwara Mahadev, 69: Sangameswar Mohadev, 70: Dudhareshwar Mahadev, 71: Yogeshwar Mahadev.

72: Chandradityayeshwara Mahadev, 73: Karbheshwar Mahadev, 74: Rajsthaleshwar Mahadev, 75: Badleshwar Mahadev, 76: Aruneshwar Mahadev, 77: Pushpadanteshwara Mahadev, 78: Abhimukteshwara Mahadev, 79: Hanumanteshwara Mahadev, 80: Swapneshwara Mahadev, 81: Pingleshwara Mahadev, 82: Kayavarohaneshwar Mahadev, 83: Bitkeshwar Mahadev, Durdureshwar Mahadev.

These Mahadeva's temples are in the Ujjain city itself while out of eighty­four the temples of four are within the same premise of the Mahakaleshwara temple. These are Anadikalpeshwara Mahadev, Thrivisthapreshwara Mahadev, Chandradityeshwara Mahadev, and Swapneshwara Mahadev.

Besides Shiva temples in the city, there are nine temples dedicated to lord Vishnu known by "Nau Narayana" (nine Narayana) are; 1: Ananta Narayana, 2: Satya Narayana, 3: Purushottama Narayana, 4: Adi Narayana 5: Shesha Narayana, 6: Padma Narayana, 7: Laxmi Narayana, 8: Badri Narayana, 9: Chaturbhuja Narayana.

Other religious and heritage places are Avanti devi temple, Bade Ganesh temple, Harsiddhi Shakti Peeth, Ramghat, Datta 42 Akhada, Chaubis Khamba, Gopal Temple, Yogeshwar tekri (Tope), Nagar kot Maharani temple, Chaunsath Yogini, Sandipani Ashram, Mangalnath, Angareshwor, Ramajanardan temple, Chitragupta temple, Gada Kalika temple, Vindhyavasini temple, Tomb of Matsyanath, Bhrutahari cave, Kalbhairava temple, Siddhvatta, Kaliadehmahal, Ashtachiranjivi, Rinmukteshwar, Aagyabetal, Veer Durgadas ki chhatri, Vedshala, Chintamani Ganesha, Novagriha temple, Iskon temple, Ramanujakot, and Archaeological Museum.

1.4 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE:

The site of ancient Ujjain is not however identical with the modern city of Ujjain. As the time passed, the so­called Mahakal vana converted into a populous city while the ancient city is now a desolate waste and known as Garh which is situated at the north of the modern city of Ujjain and converted into a tabled land of about 9 ­ 15 m above the adjoining plain.

The excavation carried out in the pre­independent era and after was done in a different location nearby the city. In the first excavation of the site in Ujjain in 1938­39 Garde, its archaeological potentiality was proved by the findings of a large miscellany of coins, terracotta, beads, and pottery etc. after that further excavation was carried out in vaishya tekri, kumhar tekri and pallevali or kankar tekri where excavation yielded brick stupas. In the Kumahar tekri, other antiquities were also recovered dated of 1st century BC. Thereafter further excavation was carried out in 1955­58 and 1964­65.

In 1955 ­ 58, Site of excavation was chosen at Garh Kalika mound where significant result was found in; period I; 750 to 500 BC; black and red ware, bright­ redware, double slipware and few sherds of PGW and remains of rampart and remains of mud brick fortification of about 74.67 to 197 m wide enclosed by moat, evidence of road of 7.32 m wide, other objects of iron which may go back about 1000 BC. In period 11, NBPW with the association of thick grey ware and unslipped redware remains of structure made of mud, mud brick and stone rubble, ring wells, punch mark coins and ivory seal bearing inscription dated 2 nd century BC was obtained. In period III, evidence included antiquities and remains dated in three phases i.e. from Sunga, Satvahana, Kushana, and Gupta period (200 BC­SOO AD). From late Gupta to early Parmara period (500AD­ 900 AD) and from Parmara to Muslim (900 ­ 1300 AD). In the period IV, apart from other antiquities coins of 43 Aurangazeb, Shah Alam, Daulat Rao Scindia and Jankoji Rao Scindia were recovered.

In 1964­ 65 excavations a small structure of limestone basin was found associated with NBP.

1.5 MAHAKAL TEMPLE AND PREMISE: There are total 142 small and large temples including Mahakal temple inside the temple premise, of them, some are raised independently on the floor of the premise and some attached in the niches and cells of the main and other temples but all are counted and venerated separately. At the south­west of the Mahakal temple has Anadikalpeshwar Mahadev temple on a slightly raised platform now converted into a new construction in red stone flooring all around the temple and steps at the north side for reaching to the temple. This temple also faces east and consists of a Nandi mandapa, saonotnorciooa, mandapa, and garbhagriha. Garbhgriha enshrines a Shivalinga within jaladhari. The garbhagriha, mandapa, and pillars of sabhamandapa and Nandi mandal appear old while the roof of the latter two are new constructions and painted in pink colour.

On the right of the Anadikalpeshwar temple has Briddhakaleshwar temple on the same level of floor as the former laid in red stone flooring like Anadikalpeshwar, this temple is also repaired with unmatched paintings on the roof of main shikhara and mandapa, while on the walls of mandapa, new stones are added in between the pillars to cover the mandapa.

Just backside of the Briddhakaleshwar temple is a small shrine constructed only to enshrine an old sculpture of Lord Vishnu which is now in a poor state of preservation as a thick patina of oil and other offering material has been developed over this image.

On the east side of the Anadikalpeshwar and Briddhakaleshwar temples are other shrines of various dimensions dedicated to different deities. All these are painted in pink and red colors. They all are raised on the different level of the floor covered in red stone flooring. All the shrines are more or less modified with marble, red stone, and modern tile flooring and paintings of many different colors especially at the inner sides of the shrines. In some of the temples like Balavijaya Maruti temple whole interior and exterior has been changed with 44 modern tiles used on the floor and walls.

On the west side of the Mahakal temple is kotitirtha (ancient pond) surrounded by the modern structures and dharamshalas at north, west and south sides. In between the kotitirtha and structures, there is a sufficient space developed with stone steps all around for leading to the kotitirtha. Besides that, numbers of miniature shrines raised in four pillars and topped by round dome like shikhara enshrining each with Shivalinga, are built around the pond indicating of kotitirtha (innumerable pilgrimage).

Beside that numbers of small shrines are raised at the front side (east­north) of the main temple in varying sizes and dimensions.

The garbhagriha (sanctum) of Mahakal appears basically a cave enshrined with Shivalinga. It is quite deep below the ground level. There is no physical evidence available there about the construction of original temple, but as of now, the temple existing over the main sanctum is of very late period probably of Maratha period (18th century AD) wherein some of the traits of bhumija style of Parmara period appears adopted in the walls and shikhara of the shrine. Therefore, it can be inferenced that prior to this temple of Maratha period, here was the temple in the Bhumija style of which traits were adopted in the present temple.

Over the sanctum, Mahakal temple faces east, supported by total 48 pillars arranged in 7 rows but when sanctum, where the main Jyotirlingam enshrines, is entered, it can be reached from two the narrow passages from east and west sides through two doorframes on the south and the north sides. The general public is allowed to enter through north side doorframe while south doorframe has been used by the staff and VIPs for entering into the garbhagriha (sanctum). The south side doorframe is composed of three shakhas and is approached by a flight of steps down to the ground floor whence another doorframe of plain design opens at south into the garbhgriha.

On the north side, doorframe, plain in design, has cladded in silver metal and ornamented in religious figurines, symbols and canopied by snake at the fintel.

In the premise, Mahakal temple occupies a central place. Besides that, there are about 142 other temples in small and 45 large size constructed within the premise. Of them Briddhakaleshwar and Anadikalpeshwar temples are considerably larger and almost corresponding in core style and both locates at south of the Mahakal temple, other dedicated to Sakhshigopal, Veerbhadra Mahadev, Ichcha Ganesh, Mangalnath Avantikadevi, Koteshwar Mahadev, Rakeshwar Mahadev, Suryamukhi Hanuman, Balahanuman, Bhadrakali, Siddha tantra, Ram mandi, Narsimha, Nilakantheshwar, Kashivishvanath, Annapurna Devi, Gayatridevi, vitthalnath ere are small. Mahakal temple is constructed in three floors above the ground floor. Each floor at the front is provided by a portico supported with pillars.

The underground floor is dedicated to the Mahakal wherein garbhagriha enshrines a shivalinga, ground floor to Omkareshwar wherein another small shivaling enshrines, the first floor has a cell, and second consists of a sanctum with Shivallinga, also a sculpture of Nagchandreshwar is placed inside a niche on the north wall of the 2nd floor and covered by a glass window.

On the south side at the ground floor, a doorframe opens into narrow steps leading to the 1st and 2nd floors which appear not for general public but only for pujaris for worshipping Nagchandreshwar. It appears that prior to Maratha period whole temple might have constructed in parmara style and when fallen it was probably attempted to restore in the same style but could not be adopted in ditto, therefore, a new Pushpa had evolved with a blend of Parmara ­ Maratha style. Architecturally, the temple can be classified into three broad part from below to top consisting of vedibandha, jangha, and shikhara. From the ground, each projection raises equally up to the jangha and then to the top where it terminates into a large finial. On the ground floor, there is each portico provided on the north, west and south sides to enter the sanctum of this floor by doorframe of plain design. There is no extraordinary decoration on the outer walls except moldings at lower walls and miniature shrines at the shikhara. At the ground level whole temple has been supported with 48 pillars on front side and pilasters on the corners of the walls.

1.6: ­ CONDITION OF GARBHAGRIHA AND JYOTIRLINGA/ SHIVLINGA/ LINGAM In the ground floor, the garbhogriho of Mahakal is almost a square cell measuring 4.16 x 4.16 m enshrining with a Shivalinga within jaladhari with silver encasing measuring a length of 2.08 m 46 and dia in 1.27 m. Generally, the mouth of jaladhari opens into the north side but here it opens at the east direction.

The inner walls and ceiling of the sanctum are cladded with the silver sheets and decorated with different religious symbols and images and niches on the east, west and north walls are provided and enshrined with a metal sculpture of Kartikeya, Ganesha, and Goddess Parvati respectively and they are in folkish style. In 1996 these sculptures made of silver were placed inside the niches which earlier were in marble stones.

A silver sheet embossed with tracery has been provided on walls of the garbhgriha in 2016. The walls are tracered in two parts; the lower half with the motifs of (+) design while upper with the motifs of Pushpa, Kalasha, trishula, swasthik, ardhachandra, shankha, dhanusha­Bana, gada, kamandal, Nandi, chimta, swastika dwaja, Simha and such many other religious symbols.

The ceiling has been interestingly incised with Rudrayantra of 271 distichs. We were informed by the local Pujaris that this silver ceiling has been provided in 1996 when earlier ceiling which was of silver plaque inlayed with stones, were fallen. The yantra was recreated in the same style as it was in original and installed in the silver sheet and fixed slightly upward than the earlier one.

There are two silver lamp­stands (deepdaan) inside the garbhagriha on either side of the Shivalinga which originally are of stone but encased in brass. In 1994 brass encasing of both were replaced with silver cladding.

1.7 A: ­SHIVALINGA, MODIFICATION, AND EFFECT Shivalinga/ Jyotirlinga of Mahakal is considered as sthavara or Achala and Swayambhulinga or Uttamottamalinga (most superior linga). In the kamikagama, Swayambhulinga is described as one which rose up and came into existence by itself and had existed from time immemorial. As such even if such type of linga is slightly damaged they need no jirnodhwaro (resetting up).

In the garbhagriha sandstone shivaling is directly rose at the center and within the jaladhari (Saluka ) facing east. It is 67.5 cms in height and 42.97 cms India within the jaladhari of 127 cms India and 208 cms in length. In 28.12.1924 portion of Jalandhari of silver which cost 12 and was stolen from the main temple, another jaladhari of silver were installed in 20.9.1925 along with a 47 brass parapet (Katra) around the shivalinga. In 1994 again brass parapet donated by the devotee was replaced with silver. There is no brahamasutra line found on the east surface of the shivalinga rather in place of it, two semi­round lines at the bottom are, in such a way that one line comes within the other. This sort of line appears natural not by the man­made. On the same side, the depressions have occurred on the bottom and lower side. On the west surface of shivalinga, depressions are noticed at the bottom and lower side while on the upper side they are least. On the north side, there is no depression noticed. On the south side. whence devotees can have a view the Shivalinga from the hall, there is no such depression noticed except a round delve on the bottom occurred due to chipped off.

There is a tradition of six­time worships performed in a day inside the garbhogriha and it is called as Bhasma Arti, Datyodak, Bhoga Arti, sandhya pooja, sandhya arti and shayana arti. These worships the starting from early morning to night between 4­6 am, 7 ­ 7:45 am, 10 ­ 10:45 am, 5 ­ 5:45 pm, 7 ­ 7:45 pm and 10­ 10:45 pm respectively. The main ingredients offered in the pooja are water, milk, curd, honey, ghee and sugar, liquid perfume, a pest of sandalwood, pest of cannabis and flowers. In the first morning pooja apart from these, the ash of dry cow­dung has sprinkled over the shivalinga at the last.

There are 37 families of Brahmins of Ujjain who are responsible for conducting pooja in the temple in a traditionally scheduled time and for each pooja, at least 3 to 5 Poojaris are deployed at a time and in special occasion more are deployed.

B: ­ MORNING WORSHIP AND MATERIAL USED IN THE WORSHIP A group of Brahmins attends the Mahakal pooja at morning hour wherein at least five Brahmins take part. Morning worship of Lord Mahakal is very interesting. It starts at around 4 am daily and for that devotees remains in the queue since early midnight so that they could have a view of the god and pour a lota of water over the Shivalinga.

At the beginning every devotee pours water over Shivalinga one by one and then worship starts with chanting of mantras and offering of doodh (milk), shakkor (sugar), dahi (curd), shahad (honey), panchamrita (mixture of five], gangajal and at last itra (liquid perfume) over the linga (liquid perfume) over the linga.

After offering of all these stuff, shivalinga is cleaned by the water then process of decoration begins followed by putting handful pile of cooked rice on the top of the shivalinga then three garlands one by one around the pile, preparing of forehead by using pest of sandalwood, then pundarika, eyes, nose, lips etc. The eyes are decorated by putting silver pieces and lips by Vermilion, thus a face of Shiva is prepared towards the south side of linga whence it can be viewed by devotees seating at the south side hall. At least five Brahmins attend the pooja of them one does this ornamentation, other perform other activities like giving articles (samagri) to him, cleaning and bringing other parts of the sanctum and providing other articles of worship (pooja samagris) into the garbhagriha. After completing decoration, a garment is worn over the Shivalinga in such a way that top and sides the while face remains open. Then kundala, kapalamala made of silver are worn followed by a chhatra, over the Shivalinga, made of same metal. After that worship begins by offering dhoop with a dhoopadan made of silver. After that Shivalinga is covered by a garment and one of the Pujari made an announcement that lady devotee may avoid to see the Shivalinga now, because they were going to pour dry ash of cow dung (bhasma) over the Shivalinga. , is a kind of indication of digamber (nude) form of Shiva that's why lady devotees are called to veil. By doing so poojari takes a bale of ash in his right hand and sprinkles over the Shivalinga till it is finished and for that, it takes around five to seven minutes while the whole process of pooja takes more than one and half hour to finish.

At last, Shivalinga is cleared from the articles offered over the linga and ornamentation and one by one Arti added earlier for decoration is removed and it is cleaned again by the plain water. Thereafter group of ladies of the city enter the garbhagriha to offer milk over the lingo followed by other devotes, thus the order of coming devotees and pouring milk over the redware begins whole day except the pooja hours as referred above. In the pooja of 5 pm, the decoration of the lingo is again done almost in the same pattern as stated above while in the rest four pooja at 7 am, 10 am, 7 pm and 10 pm decoration is not done.

As per the information provided by the temple poojari the offering material used in the morning pooja includes; milk (5 litre) curd (1 kg), ghee (1 kg), honey (1 kg), sugar (250 grams), sandalwood paste (100 grams), cannabis (100 grams), liquid perfume, abeer (100 gram), gulaal (100 grams), kanku (100 grams), rice (250 grams), garland (5 nos), flowers (1 kg), vilvapatra (1008 nos), gangajal, gulabjal, juice of fruits (5 kg), coconut water 49 (1 litre) and juice of sugarcane (litre). For the decoration of lingo cannabis (1 kg), cashew nut (250 gram), almond (250 grams), pistachios (250 grams) and chooroli (250 grams).

1.8 MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION OF TEMPLE PREMISE AND ACTIVITIES As stated above, in the temple premise has numbers of small and large temples corresponding to more or less in architecture to each other. But except main temple and walls of Briddhakaleshwar and Anadikalpeshwar temples, rest of the shrines are reflected as modern temples due to modification, crappy restoration and paintings are done in white, cream and red colours.

At the interior of the main temple, silver cladding in the garbhagriha, tiles in the walls of the passage leading to garbhagriha, tiles in the walls of cells and niches, tiles on the first and second floors have been provided. In the Anadikalpeshwar temple, the roof of the sabhamandapa and mandapa are altered. In the Anadikalpeshwar temple, the roof and walls of the mandapa have been replaced with new one. In the Balavijay Hanuman temple whole the interior and exterior walls and roof of the temple has been replaced with modern vitrified tiles and painting and pillars, arches of outer courtyard and ceilings with oil paintings. The floor of the premise is constructed in red flog stones and level of the floor of each temple arranged with steps. Besides that, some new constructions have been also constructed between the old temples and some are still going on in the premise.

Apart from the daily worship in the temple, there are other activities being carried out and looked after by the Mahakaleshwar Temple Management Committee. These activities are: A: Daily cleaning of the temple premise, gaushala, Vedic samsthan, Vikram Kirti Mandir, rasoi of the temple and surrounding area of the temple premise. Cleaning is done by outsourcing.

B: Rasoi is maintained by the committee wherein about 55­60 staff is engaged in cooking and serving bhog to the visitors free of cost. The Bhog is available from morning 11:00 am to night 11: 00 pm.

C: An another Laddu Prasad unit is also being run by the committee, which cooked laddu as a prasad and sale to the devotees every day, 50 D: Temple committee runs two ambulances for giving medical assistance to the peoples of nearby villages. One doctor and one nurse have been also engaged to render free medical checkup and medicines to the public.

E: One Shavavahan is kept for free carrying of dead bodies to deliver at the cremation place for the funeral. It is a free service.

F: One bus is also run by the committee for carrying visitors to show important religious places of Ujjain.

G: In the pravachan hall several programmes are organized in the month of the Sravan month (Monday), Uma sanjhimahotsava in Ashvin month which includes preaching by renowned kathakar, shastriyo sangeet, and other cultural programmes like bharatnatyamma etc. programme.

H: Temple Vedic Sansthan is established to educate students of class VI to XlI on Vedic literature and Sanskrit. Presently about 6 teachers are educating 70 students in the Sansthan.

I: Temple committee is maintaining gaushala at Chintamani area wherein about 100 cows are reared. The milk of the cow has been used in the worship and other ceremonies of the temple.

CHAPTER ­11 NATURAL (PHYSICO~CHEMICAL) WEATHERING OF STONE WITH REFERENCE TO MAHAKAL JYOTIRLINGA In this chapter, natural causes (Physico­Chemical) of weathering of stone in the context of Jyotirlinga have been discussed in general keeping in view the offerings (ingredients) used during the prayers/rituals of the lingam.

Rituals including Bhasm (Ash) Aarti and Abhishekas on the lingam starts right from the dawn of the day and continue throughout with short intermittent breaks. A large number of devotees visit the temple daily and offer many ingredients and puja samagree as a part of the ritual with great religious belief and Astha. The number of devotees increases appreciably on any auspicious day or during festivals. These offerings due to their physical or chemical characteristics may interact differently with the minerals of natural stone (Ungam). This continuous interaction, in the long run, may be responsible for appreciable 51 damage to the substrate (Lingam).

2.1 General Chemical Characteristics of Some of the Ingredients:

It is important and imperative to consider the Normal Chemical Characteristics of the ingredients which are generally offered by the devotees in order to have a better understanding of the physicochemical or Geo­Chemical Interactions of these products with the stone of which this jyotirlinga is carved out. These are briefly discussed below:

Milk: The milk is a biological fluid having following gross composition:

Srl. Name Water Fat Protein Lactose Ash No of Cattle 1 Buffalo 84.20 6.6 3.9 5.0 0.7 2 Cow 86.30 4.9 3.4 4.0 0.7 Dahi (Curd):

Physico Chemical analysis of Dahi in percentage fat Protein Ash Total Lactose pH Total plate Total coli dissolve count form count solid (cfu/ml) (107) 3.60 3.27 ± 0.68± 15.63 ±4.73±0. 5.05 7.68 ±0.01 2.32±0.11 ± 0.43 0.02 0.1 01 ± 0.50 0.21 Homemade Desi Ghee:

The chemical composition of Homemade Pure Ghee:

Colour flavor Texture M.P. Refractive Moisture % Index Acidity White Pleasant Granular 29°C 1.4530 0.4 3.0

Small chain saturated fatty acid (SFA): 12.5% Mono­saturated fatty acid (MUFA): 19.91% Long Chain fatty acids (SFA): 73.77% Medium­chain 52 ­ Fatty acid (SFA): 20.17% Honey:

Average Composition of floral and honeydew Honey is as below:

SN. Characteristics or Floral Honey (%) Honey Dew Honey (%) Constitution Few clumps of crystals Few clamps of crystals 1 Granular Tendency 1/8 to ¼ each layer 1/16 to 1/8 inch layer 2 Colour Dark half of White Light of amber 3 Moisture 17.2 16.3 4 Laevulose 38.19 31.80 5 Dextrose 31.28 26.08 6 Sucrose 1.31 0.80 7 Maltose 7.31 8.80 8 High Sugar 1.50 4.70 9 pH 3.91 4.45 10 Free acidity 22.03 49.07 1 1 Lactones 7.11 5.08 12 Total acidity 29.12 54.88 13 Ash 0.16 0.73 SN Composition Average in percentage 1 Sucrose 8.1­8.7% 2 Reducing Sugar 3­6% 3 Oligosaccharides 0.06­ 0.6% 4 Polysaccharides 0.2­0.8% (including Gums and Dextrans) Sugar Products:

Average Chemical Composition of Sugar Products is:

Sandal (Chandan):

Major compositions of sandalwood powder or Oil are: Alpha Santatot ­ 41.0 ­ 55% and Beta Santalol­ 41.0­ 55 %.

Bhang (Cannabis):

The buds and leaves of Cannabis are ground into a paste to prepare Bhang. The Biodeterioration component is Cannabidiol and delta­9­ tetrahydrocannabinol.

These compounds believed to have Antifungal, Antibacterial and Antibiotic property.

Abir or Abeer and Gulal:

If these products are not derived from natural flowers/herbs, may contain synthetic dyes which are manufactured through the chemical process most likely with non­standard parameters and hence the resulting colours may have toxic effects of abrasion on sensitive objects.

Kanku (Kumkum):

It is either made from turmeric or any other local material. The dried turmeric powder is mixed with slaked lime which turns the rich yellow colour of the turmeric into a red colour. Modern Kumkum (Sindoor) mainly uses Vermilion. Orange­red pigment vermilion is purified and powdered form of cinnabar or mercury sulfide.

Fruits Juices:

On many occasions, devotees offer fruit juices of a different variety. These fruit juices may have a different chemical composition and pH value depending upon the nature of the fruit.

The pH value of some of the fruit juices is given below. This pH S No. Seasonal Fruits (Juice) pH value represents the acid or basic character of any solution.

1 Cheekoo 5.36 2 Plums 3.60­4.30 3 Apple 3.30­ 4.00 4 Mango 3.40­4.80 5 Watermelon 5.18­5.60 6 Pineapple 3.20­4.00 7 Pomegranate 2.93­3.20 8 Papaya 5.20­6.00 9 Guava 3.6­4.10 10 Orange 3.30­4.19 11 Grapes 3.00­3.75 12 Sugarcane 5.2­6.8 (Crude Juice 3A) 13 Coconut water 54 1.5­ 5.2 Bhasm / Ashes of Cow Dung Cakes:

We have been informed that ashes of Cow Dung Cakes are being used during the Bhasm Aarti. Good quantity of ash is generally used every day through sprinkling using a muslin cloth. Sample has been collected and our preliminary analysis (XRF) (courtesy: Wadio Institute of Himalaya Geology, Dehradun) revealed that the ash collected is quite rich in Silica Content (around 63%), Oxide of Calcium (10.75%), oxide of Magnesium, Aluminium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Iron and traces of oxides of Titanium and Manganese. The solubility of the Bhasma in water is almost negligible, however, in acid, it is sparingly soluble.

Microscopic observation of the bhasmas carried out in the laboratories of the Director (Science) Dehradun revealed the amorphous­crystalline character of the Bhasm. This characteristic of the Bhasm expected to have abrasive action on the soft objects.

Burning of Oil Lamps, Dhoop or Essence Sticks:

Oil lamps, Dhoop or essence sticks use carbon/charcoal powder mixed with some oil and aromatic compounds. When allowed to burn, thick smoke or fumes are emitted into the air which generally creates the biofilm of black soot on the interior wall surface of the temple. This may be aesthetically unpleasing but more importantly, may induce a slow process of decay in the material on which it deposits.

Note: Above analytical data represent the chemical composition and 55 general characteristics of the materials as per references available and does not speak about the actual materials except Bhasm being used during the rituals or about any sample of those materials.

2.2. NATURAL WEATHERING OF THE SANDSTONE Sandstones are Clastic Sedimentary Rock and are susceptible to decay if exposed to the natural environment or manmade adverse deteriorating conditions. (Details of the formation/genesis of such rocks and their geological/mineralogical properties are discussed in Part 3 of the report).

While examining the Mahakal Jyotirlinga, its decay/ damage/deterioration due to the use of different ingredients used during the daily ritual, it is necessary to refer to the Natural weathering process of Sandstone of which this Jyotirlinga is carved out.

It is very important, but also very difficult to assess where the natural process of weathering of stone finishes and the damage induced in the stone due to human activity starts to exacerbate stone decay. To recognize the mechanisms of stone decay it is necessary to examine the natural processes of weathering.

A: Water ­ A Major Cause of Decay of Stone:

Stone decay depends on many factors. The wet climate is one of the slipware factors of decay and ingress of water or moisture in the core of the stone causes dissolution of active mineral cement (Fe and Mg Carbonates]. The decay of feldspars and the swelling of kaolinite further weaken the subsurface, the weak zone encouraging the detachment of the surface patina, and granular disintegration subsequently. As a result, the most common decay types encountered include granular disintegration, pitting, blistering, flaking, dissolution, the formation of fissures, and crust formation. The precise character and the effects of, depending on the mineralogy of the rock and durability of sandstone, therefore, depends on its framework mineral composition and secondary cement.

The environment of High humidity is equally injurious to stone as it keeps the stone wet for a long time and triggers the process of solubilization of minerals. Water may contain some soluble salts and ingress of water in the matrix of the stone may carry these salts within the stone. Wet and dry cycle thereafter cause 56 efflorescence of salt on the surface and may result in peeling off of the top layer of the stone.

B: Biological Decay or Bio­deterioration of sand Stone:

The qualitative and quantitative development of Biological Elements on stone and resulting process of Biological Decay is strictly linked to environmental conditions as a whole.

The biological decay of stone may be induced as a result of Bio­ Geo­Chemical interactions of the microbiological metabolites secreted by different categories of macro and microbiological species with the stone matrix. These biological species may be Phototrophic or Non­phototrophic.

In the present context, non­phototrophic biological species have a significant role to play as far as the decay of the Jyotirlinga is concerned. The growth of the micro­organisms of this category and the action of their biological metabolites on the stone depends on the following factors:

 Light  Nutritive Factors  Environment to which Stone is exposed However, macro and microbiological species may cause both mechanical and chemical damage to the substrate but in the present context, the chemically induced damage is important to be considered. Some of the metabolites may be chelating and some may have a different affinity of reaction to certain metals elements.

As during the rituals and Abhishekas milk/ curd/ or any other milk/ fruit product are used, the bacterial action is generally expected on the stone if the fermented products rich in certain species of bacteria are not washed away at regular interval of time.

Different species of Lactobacillus bacteria are generally present in milk products and under optimum conditions i.e. suitable temperature and humidity, they start to multiply with appreciable rate utilizing the lactose a good nutrient for bacteria present in the milk products. During the process of multiplication of the bacteria and consequent fermentation process, lactic acid is expected to be released in different quantity in the solution. If this fermented product is not discarded or utilized, it may result in the formation of a by­product of more acidic nature which may 57 be more injurious to the substrate. General Chemical reaction involved in the process is given below.

C12H22O11 + H20 C6H1206 + C6H1206 Lactose Galactose Glucose C6H1206 OH COOH Galactose Lactic Acid

Other species of bacteria (Sulphur and Nitrogen) are also expected to grow in the stagnant medium rich in cellulosic material and carbohydrate.

The large amount of flowers, Bilva Patra and other materials offered by the devotees to the Jyotirlinga when not removed with a periodical interval, attract bacterial action on these materials. This bacterial action may also be injurious to the stone including sandstone because mild acid products released through the metabolic activities of micro­organisms may react with the metal ions of the sandstone very easily causing disintegration of the substrate through leaching of the cementing material.

2.3. EXAMINATION OF THE MAHAKAL JYOTIRLINGA AND GARBHGRIHA:

The Jyotirlinga was carefully examined by the team on 7 th September 2017 after the Bhasm Aarti in order to make an assessment with regard to its decay due to the use of different materials during rituals. We have also been present during the early morning Bhasm Aarti to record the process of this great ritual and to have information about the ingredients generally used during the puja.

A: General Observations of the Jyotirlinga:

There is only one entrance door on the Southern side for the devotees to enter in the Garbhgriha and there is no room for Parikrama around the Jyotirlinga. All the devotees offer materials for rituals and do Abhishekas on the Jyotirlinga from the Western and Northern side of the Garbhgriha. Jyotirlinga is fixed on a circular pedestal of silver metal. It was not possible to visualize the bottom portion of the Lingam and its depth under the floor 58 surface. The dimension of the lingam above the pedestal has already been discussed earlier. As far as general conservation status of the Jyotirlinga is concerned, chipping of the polished layer may be seen mostly on the eastern and western side having caused depressions or pits. These characteristics may be seen elsewhere also on the lingam.

The top of the Jyotirlinga appears to have good polish but on the southern side the polish has been considerably damaged and fine minerals of sandstone are exposed. The polish on the top of the lingam is difficult to differentiate if it is the original polish or has been developed and is maintained due to the rubbing of the offering materials on the Lingam particularly on the top portion during the Bhasm Aarti. A half­spherical chipped off the mark on the stone is visible on the Southern side and two parallel spherical marks originated from top of the lingam moving downwards on the Eastern side.

The team has also witnessed that liters of water / Ganga jal are offered by the devotees daily. Good quantity of milk, curd, a small quantity of honey, ghee and other materials are also Katra during the Bhasm Aarti including a lot of flowers and belpatra. However, during the Abhishekas of Jyotirlinga, water/Ganga jal is supposed to wash away the milk products and carbohydrates but at many places especially on the bottom of the lingam, we have observed thick accumulation of sticky, slimy fermented by­ products of milk including carbohydrates. This accumulation is expected to invite bacterial action if not, washed away regularly. The bacterial action on the stone is, however, a slow process but expected to cause damage to the substrate if not controlled in time. The bacterial action on the flowers and other offering materials may also invite fungal growth which in combination with the bacterial action may be more harmful to the substrate. Bhang is also offered to the Jyotirlinga during the Bhasm Aarti but the bhang paste generally contains alkaloids and phenolic compounds which are not expected to cause damage to the stone. The presence of alkaloids and phenolic compounds rather help to control biodegradation as these compounds also show antibacterial and antifungal properties. The offering of Bhasm and other powder offering materials are expected to have certain chemical compounds, the rubbing of which on the lingo may cause damage to the top layer of the stone. The offering of fruit juices is also expected to be injurious to the stone because of their low PH value and acidic characters.

The sealing of joints around the Jyotirlinga has been observed to 59 be severely damaged which may be a cause for infiltration of offerings including water which may also lead to bacterial action and moisture related damage to the stone.

The Marble flooring has also developed pits most likely a sign of deterioration as a result of cumulative actions of all deteriorating factors.

The walls of Garbhgriha are now covered with a silver metal sheet which has lost original polish. As far as general ambiance of Garbhagriha is concerned, the average temperature between 4 A.M to 6 A.M has been recorded as 23.5 o C and humidity as 78%. The high percentage of the humidity is also important as retention of moisture within the Garbhagriha creates favorable conditions for biological activities. This also keeps the Jyotirlinga wet throughout the day which is a negative feature as far as the decay of the lingam is concerned.

B: Drainage Facility for the Disposal of the liquids and Solids:

The committee has observed that all the liquid and solid waste are generally collected through drainage in a small pit outside the Garbhagriha from where these are pumped out with the help of the electrical motor.

It would be appropriate if this disposal system is improved so that humidity level in the vicinity of the Garbhgriha is maintained suitably and cleanliness may be ensured in the surrounding area.

(C) Electrical fittings in the Garbhgriha also demand major renovation keeping in view the safety reasons and to make the environment of the Garbhgriha more healthy and pleasing.

2.4 OTHER OBSERVATIONS:

Besides the Jyotirlinga and Garbhgriha of the Mahakal Temple, following observations have also been made by the Committee and the Committee feels that action may be taken for better Conservation and Preservation of ancient structures and stone figures. Periodical Inspections, Preventive conservation, and Preservation may be ensured for such ancient stone figures of religious importance.

CHAPTER­ III 60 GEO­SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LINGAM MAHAKALESHWER UJJAIN, MP 3.1 Introduction:

In the proceeding of Court No 10 of Honorable Supreme court of India, SLP Civil No 15459 of 2017.Upon hearing the counsel and on the proposal submitted of Learned Additional Solicitor General Shri Tushar Mehta, the Court made the following committee from GSI and ASI comprise of Shri Hemraj Suryavanshi and Shri L.L. Vishwakarma from GSI and Shri Madan Mohan Chouhan and Dr. V.K. Saxena from ASI to study / survey/ analysis examine Mahakaleshwer Jyotilingam of Ujjain (MP) and to prepare a report containing the rate of which the deterioration in the size of Lingam is taking place, if any, and the measures/steps/precautions to be taken to ensure that this deterioration/shrinkage of Lingam stops. The Committee also study the other structures and the temple and submit what steps are required to be taken to overall improve the entire premises and for its preservation. The Committee makes a study and reports inter alia as how much deterioration of Lingam has taken place during the last three­four decades and what remedial steps have to Sardar.

The committee Members of ASI and GSI jointly visited Ujjain on 7.9.2017 to assess the deterioration of Jyotirlingam of Mahakaleshwer and to discuss the scope of the area of work for the GSI and ASI team.

The GSI will carry out identification of rock type and its composition of Jyotirlingam workout causes of deterioration in the size of Jyotirlingam if any and suggest remedial measure. ASI will study the archaeological and conservational aspect of the temple premises, apart from carrying out chemical studies of offering material to the Jyotirlingam Geological Survey of India, Bhopal team has assessed the limitation and accordingly methodology and instrumentation has been selected for the detailed study of the lingam rock. Since rock sample cannot be taken out from the Jyotirlingam for detail studies, therefore, visual observation, as well as studies based on non­destructive methods like remote sensing technique with an instrument named Spectroradiometer, was adopted to identify the rock and ascertain its composition. The instrument as well as two 61 expert scientists from Nagpur office were called. The Nagpur team was reached Ujjain on 10/9/2017 and carried out his work on 11/9/2017. The team has collected spectral signature of lingam rock and matched with standard spectral signature available with spectral library of CHQ of GSI, Kolkata.

Another non­destructive method by portable XRF studies of lingam rock was felt necessary to cross checks the identification made by the remote sensing technique. Therefore, one portable XRF instrument along with one scientist was called from GSI, Jaipur. Portable XRF machine was used to collect information on 12/09/2017 at 19 points in Jyotirlingam rock to study the composition of Jyotirlingam rock in weathered part as well as on non­weathered part of Lingam. Based on these studies remedial measures ware worked out to reduce the extent of chemical weathering.

Apart from this water sample, ash samples, samples of offering items like bhang, cow dung were collected and analyzed to ascertain the real cause of chemical weathering and to suggest suitable remedial measure to improve the overall environment of the temple premises ware suggested.

3.2 Observation and studies of Jyotirlinga:

3.2.1 Visual observation: The Shiva Lingam measuring 67 cm in height and 47.97 cm in diameter situated over silver coated Jaladhari of 208x127x30 cm in size. The lingam rock is pinkish buff coloured orthoquartzite similar to quartzite of Vindhayans. It is massive, hard and compact fine to medium grained, well sorted arenaceous quartzite compose of quartz occasionally with minor feldspar with the siliceous matrix. Majority of the grains are quartz along with minor orthoclase giving light pinkish brown shade to the lingam rock. The cementing material is siliceous with minor ferruginous impurities.

There are traces of two bedding plane on the left side of the lingam rock with a minor change in grain size and composition along these plane. These bedding planes are visualized as an imprint in the forms of a slightly depressed linear groove­like structure due to differential weathering, but on the fresh surface exposed in pits developed in lower part of lingam in the eastern side, these imprint of bedding are not visible by naked eyes.

3.2.2 Studies based instrument:

(a) Spectral studies by Spectroradiometer:

On the basis of visual observation as well as studies based on remote sensing technique with the instrument named Spectroradiometer was adopted to identify the rock and ascertain its composition. Two experts Geologist one from GSI Nagpur & another from GSI Kolkata along with Spectroradiometer Instrument have carried out studies of the lingam. The team has collected spectral signature of lingam rock on 11/09/2017 and matched these signature with the standard spectral signature of rocks available in the library at GSI headquarter Kolkata. Total 10 no of spectral signature from a different part of the Shiva Lingam was collected. This study also confirms that the Lingam rock is quartzite, mainly composed of quartz, orthoclase and a minor amount of mica in the matrix.

(b) Portable XRF studies:

Portable XRF studies of lingam rock were felt necessary to cross­ check the identification made by visual observation as well as with the remote sensing technique, therefore one Chemist from GSI Jaipur was called to carry out a study of Lingam with Portable XRF machine. Total 19 observation points were recorded by the instrument on 12/09/2017 on lingam. The objective of this study was to ascertain the approximate composition of lingam rock in weathered part as well as on non­weathered part for confirmation of its identification. Based on these studies remedial measures were worked out to reduce the extent of chemical weathering. The composition of Lingam rock worked by this instrument conform its sedimentary nature with the presence of minerals of zirconium and titanium in traces. Observation at 19 spots from the instruments over the lingam rock was taken and the silica percent ranges from 66 to 92.6% in 10 samples, out of which 7 spot samples have more than 75% silica. It conforms that the rock is orthoquartzite. Methodology and analytical result are enclosed as Annexure­III.

3.3 Water analysis by portable water analysis kit and ICP­MS Instruments:

Water analysis of the temple premises was carried out at seven selected locations and it was found that the pH value of water being used in the offering is high ranging from 8.4 to 8.7 63 Water is a universal solvent and dynamic medium which necessitates its analysis. Ionic Product of pure water at 25°C is 1x 1O­14.Water is composed of H+ ion and OH­ ion.

H2O H+ + OH­ (Ionic product) In pure water of the hydrogen ion (H +) and hydroxyl ion (OH­) is equal. Hydrogen ion (H +) is responsible for acidity and hydroxyl ion (OH­) is responsible for the alkalinity of medium i.e. if hydrogen ion (H+) increases in the medium the acidity will increase and if hydroxyl ion (OH­) concentration increases in the medium than alkalinity will increase. The H + and OH­ concentration is measured in terms of pH value which is the negative logarithm of H+ concentration in water.

pH = ­ Log [H+] If any liquid is having pH less than 7 then it will be acidic, and if it is more than, it will be alkaline/ basic in nature. pH 7 is considered neutral.

Weathering of rock increases on exposure to acidic as well as, as well as two expert scientists from Nagpur office, medium as compared to neutral medium; due to increase in electrochemical reaction. On exposure of high silica material to acidic medium have no significant weathering effect but on exposure to basic/alkaline medium weathering increases by following reaction:

SiO2 + 2KOH –> K2SiO3 + H2O On the bacterial decomposition of any organic matter, carbon dioxide gas (C02) releases with the rise of temperature and C0 2 react with water to produce carbonic acid (H 2CO3) CO2 + H2O –> H2CO3 Sansthan Storage tank below lingam produced carbonic acid may react with alkaline water having high pH and up to some extent neutralization reaction may happen as: ­ H2C02+2KOH­>K2C02+H20+Heat The pH of the tank is less than the water of Kotiteerth pond, which is alkaline in nature and deleterious to the siliceous material.

3.3.1 Ash analysis:

Three ash samples (1), from Bhasmaaarti of Jyotirlingam, (2), cow dung used for making bhasma in mahakal temple and (3) from Bhopal were analyzed for comparative studies. Bhasma is being used in the bhasmaaarti range in pH from 9.07 to 10.2 in an aqueous medium having 7 pH; on the other hand, the water of Kotiteerath pond is alkaline in nature. If alkaline water is mix with bhosmo. , the combination will further enhance pH of the medium and produce a more adverse effect on lingam and increase rote of chemical weathering (Annexure IV c).

Use of cow ghee, milk, curd, honey etc is a regular phenomenon. As a matter of fact pH of some of these articles might induce deterioration but in view of the religious sentiments, the age­old practices cannot be stopped, but the amount of the material may be restricted in order to reduce further deterioration. The only effect of these semisolids appears to be their pH value in general pH value of cow milk ranges between 6.6 to 6.8, pH of curd 4.5 to 6.0, pH of coconut water (matured) will be 5.2 and honey may range from 3.9 to 6.0 in pHs 3.4 Discussion and interpretation : ­ Since centuries the temple is a center of attraction to the Hindu society. It was situated on the bank of kshipra River. The great kshipra had changed its course in past it was flowing close to the Mahakal temple and gradually shifted its course to the present channel, now local people talk about guptkshipra which flows below the kotiteerath pond and supplying water to the temple premises since years.

3.4.1 Extent of weathering:

The lingam rock is hard and compact medium to fine­grained well­sorted orthoquartzite as seen in above photos from a different direction. Majority of the grains are quartz along with minor orthoclase giving light pinkish brown colour to the Jyotirlingam rock. The cementing material is siliceous with minor ferruginous impurities. It is hard and compact and sustainable in the ideal natural environment. Close observation of lingam reveals that there is the signature of chemical weathering on the eastern and western side of the lingam. Observation of day to puja pattern and offering of milk curd, honey bhang etc. as well as the traditional ritual it is seen that 65 the effect of chemical weathering is more pronounced in the eastern and western side of the lingam. The northern side (Front, facing devotees) is devoid of any weathering pits. Similarly, the back side is also least affected by the process of chemical weathering. The causative factors for the localised development of pits are the topic of research for our team. We have gone through the ill side effect of offering material and the area affected by the offering.

3.4.2: Causative factor:

(1) The ambiance and climatic parameter of Jyotirlinga room are somewhat similar to a subtropical climatic condition where alternate wet and dry spell is in practice. The offering supply's bacteria through curd organic compound and lodging of these compounds in pits enhance the process of attacking and dissolving cryptocrystalline siliceous cement in the rock resulting in loosing and removal of grains in this way the chemical weathering is progressing.

(2) Silico is stable and inert in most of the form but the cryptocrystalline form of silica is prone to attack by the alkaline substance (like potassium hydroxide KOH) and will dissolve at room temperature in alkaline solution as express in this reaction. (reference from Google).

SiO2+2KOH=K2Si03+H20 The formation of potassium meta­silicate is the cause of chemical weathering which is soluble in water the rate of reaction is very slow but continuous with the passage of time.

Water quality of the Kotiteerath pond has pH value 8.4 which is alkaline in nature, this water being offered continuously to Lingam rock during Jalabhishek. Ash offered in the bhasmaarti also contains alkaline compound and the pH value of ash in aqueous media using pure water is 9.1 which is highly deleterious to siliceous rock. During Bhashmaarti ash are poured over the lingam and then after water of Kotiteerath are used in jalabhishek which is reacting and producing causative factor to enhance the chemical reaction stated above resulting in the form of chemical weathering and removal of silica grains and development of pits in lingam rock.

3.4.3: Weathering through ages:

Though the rate of weathering is very slow and cannot be perceived by single observation as these pits have been spotted 60 years ago when Hon'ble first President of India. Shri Rajendra Prasad and Hon’ble first Vice President and second President of India, Shri Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan were spotted worshipping of Jyotirlingam in Mahakal temple at Ujjain and the patch of Pits in the eastern side of the Lingam has also been spotted during that time. In a span of 60 years, these pits have increased at a slow rate in number and size. (Photo no.5­8) Projecting the rate of erosion there is no alarming situation at present but some precautions are necessary as a remedial measure to protect the lingam for posterity and manage the deterioration.

CHAPTER∙ IV A: SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. The Jyotirlingam rock has been identified as orthoquartzite which is hard and compact and highly siliceous in nature in which the silica content varies from 75­92% analyzed by portable XRF studies. Apart from visual observation spectral signature by spectroradiometer were collected, matched with the standard signature of orthoquortzite available in GSI, spectral lab.

2. The deterioration of lingam has Sandstones and increased in last 40­50 years as depicted in photos no 1­4 and 5­8; the deterioration is continuous Sandstone can be managed with remedial measures.

3. The water of temple premises used in Jalabhishek is highly alkaline in nature the pH value ranges from 8.4 to 8.7 which is reactive with the cryptocrystalline siliceous cementing material of orthoquartzite at room temperature and causing deterioration in Jyotirlingam.

4. The tradition of Bhasmaarti using ash of Cow dung (as per temple pujaris) has pH value ranges from 9.07 to 10.20 in an aqueous medium.

5. The age­old practices cannot be stopped but the amount of material can be restricted/ minimized in order to reduce deterioration. The quantity of offering as listed in Annexure I contain milk, curd. into, honey, sugar, leaves, petals, and flowers, accumulate in pits promote the growth of bacteria at room temperature resulting in pH variation is also a cause of 67 deterioration.

6. Presence of major and minor oxide and trace elements of rock enhance the electrical conductivity of the water to a high level which can cause deposition of salt in pores/ pits and chipping of material by chemical weathering.

7. Poor drainage sanitation and water spillage were also spotted in the temple premises.

8. The Use of water (jal /Ganga Jal) throughout the day for Abhishekas of the Jyotirlinga by the devotees should be restricted to a minimum.

9. Use of milk and other milk products including ghee and honey should be minimized to a small quantity and made symbolic in nature to satisfy the religious requirement.

10. Rubbing of Jaggary / Sugar powder and other powdery material on the Jyotirlinga may be restricted/ minimized.

11. Use of a lot of flowers / Bel Patra etc. may also be made symbolic as the use of such huge materials keep the Jyotirlinga wet all the time and hinders natural breathing of the stone which is essential for the good state of the Jyotirlinga.

12. Use of metal buckets, offerings pots, and other utensils should be replaced with wooden / Good Plastic materials in order to avoid mechanical abrasions.

13. lf possible, entry of devotees in the Garbhgriha may be limited by making a management plan. Devotees may be permitted for short duration at a time to avoid the crowd in grabhgraha. This is important as there is only single entry door which is also used as an exit door.

14. Every effort should be made to keep the Garbhgriha dry and clean including the passage and surroundings.

15. All the damaged area of marble floorings and sealing of joints etc. should be repaired to avoid water percolation through the damaged area.

16. 1f possible provision may be made for air circulation in the Garbhagriha.

17. Arrangements for disposal of waste may be improved and should be made more effective.

18. Scientific / Chemical treatment of any stone object with periodical inspection and preventive conservation may, however, help to preserve the object for quite long time but in case of Jyotirlinga it may not be appropriate to consider such treatment as the treatment of the Jyotirlinga may not be acceptable to the common people because of their great faith and religious beliefs. Only preventive conservation methods may be helpful to keep the Jyotirlinga in the best of its conservation state.

19. Sincere efforts should be made to preserve the originality of the main temple and other structures of historical importance in the premises. Modern materials should be avoided for general maintenance.

20. The antiquarian remains of the premise including the main temple of Mahakal can be classified mainly into four groups; a: Some stone sculptures in loose and fixed nature assigned to 7th ­ 8th century AD, b: Some sculptures of 11th ­12th century AD, c: Main temple and other subsidiary shrines of 18 th century and d: Other remains viz wooden box, copper drum, seating benches and some metal work etc of 19 th ­20th century. Numbers of stone sculptures placed in the temple premise at different places like embed in the walls, on the floors, and in the abandoned rooms needs to be properly maintained, documented, identified and displayed in a proper place so that they could be preserved for future generation and could be in use of researchers and students of art and architecture.

21. Some unwanted restoration works have been done on the 1 st and 2nd floors of the Mahakal temple by laying of modern tiles on the floor. This sort of flooring does not match in any way with the ambiance and old architecture of the temple. On the north and south sides of the temple, iron scaffoldings are placed attached to the main temple. We were told that the scaffoldings are provided for installing iron stairs for climbing of the visitors to the temple on the top floor to worship Chandranageshwar. On this floor, a sculpture of Chandranageshwar with his consort is placed inside a niche covered with a glass window and devotees or visitors 69 would be allowed to reach there. During our visit, we were informed that earlier temporary arrangement was made there by way of installation of iron stairs in the occasion of Nagapanchami when lacs of visitors used to visit here. Providing of this sort of installation is not only the eyesore in the ancient temple premise but it would lead a new tradition in future and put an adverse effect on the old temples when such a huge crowd of devotees will reach the top floor. Therefore, it should be avoided for the safety of the public and to maintain the ambiance of the temples.

22. While the campus consisting of old temples have been reflecting with white, cream and red colours as outer walls and shikhara of almost all the temples are painted with these colours and flooring with tiles and red stones. Beside that some new constructions have Abhishek the carried out. This sort of constructions and development in an ancient heritage place should be avoided and proper conservation should be carried out with the help of conservators and expert of ancient architecture.

23. The significance of Mahakal temple and Ujjain is not only for the people of Ujjain and Madhya Pradesh, rather for the people of the whole country too, therefore keeping this thing in mind, it is inevitably required to develop this most religious and heritage sire with proper care and maintenance so that its cultural and tangible fabric could not be disturbed. Presently there are numbers of the temples inside the temple premise probably of the same period as the Mahakal temple but these temples are conserved in crappy manner by adding eyesore paintings on the walls and some weird addition to the old structures. Some new constructions are done and some other constructions are presently going on there. Therefore, it is suggested that no new construction may be allowed within the temple premise and restoration and development of the old temples and structures of the premise may be rectified and restored with the assistance of Archaeological Conservators. Apart from the various activities as referred above, Temple committee can create a heritage cell for maintenance and restoration of the old temples and structures inside the premise.

24. It is stated earlier that Ujjain is a very ancient city and there are numbers of old structures, temples, ponds, houses, platforms near­infrared etc around the temple premise still in extent, these old structures ore the valuable heritage and integral part of temple premise, needs to be identified and restored 70 accordingly. If it is possible for the state government, 500 m all around the temple premise can be preserved with old structures and removed from the modern constructions. Wherever open space is found, that can be landscaped and developed so that its religious ambiance could be maintained and preserved.

B: REMEDIAL MEASURES:

1. Water quality of the temple premises may be improved; special care should be taken to water used in Jalabhishek ritual, potable water range in pH from 6.8 to 7.2 are ideal for jalabhishek and cleaning of the Jyotirlingam.

2. Ash used in bhasmaarti ranges in pH from 9.07 to 10.2 in aqueous media is one of the causes of deterioration in lingam, the ritual can be minimized to symbolic in nature so that the deterioration can be minimized. The lingam should be thoroughly cleaned after bhasmaarti and ensured that no trace of ash remains over it, then only Jalabhishek may be allowed.

3. The ambient temperature of the lingam room (Grabhgrah may be 17­20 degree Celsius and efforts may be made to keep dryness in most of the time of the lingam to minimize the rate of chemical reaction, bacterial and fungal growth.

4. Use of ghee, milk, curd, honey, etc. is a regular item of offering since ages, therefore, cannot be stopped, but the quantity and quality of material may be minimized in order to minimize the deterioration.

5. Proper disposal of temple garbage may be arranged and insured that it should not contaminate the kotiteerath pond. Improvement in sewer line and sanitation may also be managed to keep the premises neat and clean. An arrangement may be made to stop draining off rain and used water into kotiteerath pond.

6. Periodical monitoring of all these remedial measures is also essential to check further deterioration and to maintain garbhagriha and Jyotirlingam and to maintain its natural ambiance.

ANNEXURE ­I 71 WORSHIP SCHEDULE AND OFFERING MATERIAL OF JYOTIRLINGAM, MAHAKALESHWER TEMPLE, UJJAIN TIME EVENT 04:00 AM Opening of Temple door Temple cleaning followed by an offer of 04:00 to 04: 15 AM Panchamrit (Milk, Curd, Ghee, Honey and Sugar) Jalabhishek by Pilgrims (Katitirathpond 04: 15 to 04:40AM water), 15 to 20 minutes.

Abhishek by Priest (Material list 04:40 to 05:00 AM attached).

05:00 to 05:15 AM Cleaning and Drying by dry cloths 05:15 to 05:30 AM Decoration.

Bhasamaarti (Ash worship) by ash and 05:30 to 05:35 AM bearing ornaments.

Again Jalabhishek by pilgrims, water 06:00 to 6:45 AM offered.

06:45 to 07:00AM Entry closed and cleaning of the temple.

07:00 to 07:15 AM Worship of other deities 07: 15 to 07:30 AM Chandan­Abhishek­after cleaning.

07:30 to 07:45 AM Aarti Again Jalabhishek by pilgrims (using 07:45 to 09:45 AM Ujjain Municipal Supply water) 09:45 to 10:00 AM Cleaning.

10: 00 to 10:45 AM Chandan­abhishek and Bhogaarti.

Milk­Water Abhishek by Pilgrims and 10: 45 AM to 04:45 PM worship near­infrared started by panchamrit 05:00 to 05:20 PM Abhishek.

05:20 to 05:45 PM Decoration by Bhang and Chandan.

05:45 to 07:00 PM Dry worship. 07:00 to 07:45 PM Evening Milk Bhog.

Open to Public for Worship with flowers 07:45 to 10:30 PM and belpatra 10:30 to 11: 00 PM Sayan Aarti (Sleeping worship).

ANNEXURE II SPECTROSCOPY STUDY OF JYOTIRLINGAM OF MAHAKALESHWER TEMPLE, UJJAIN, MADHYA PRADESH By: Prem Babu, Director and Uday Kumar Ghosh, Sr. Geologist Spectroscopy is the study of light as a function of wavelength that has been emitted, reflected or scattered from solid, liquid or gas (Clark, 1999). Reflectance and emittance spectroscopy of natural surfaces are sensitive to specific chemical bonds in materials, whether solid, liquid or gas. Moreover, spectroscopy has the advantage of being sensitive to both crystalline and amorphous materials, unlike some diagnostic methods, like X­ ray diffraction (Clark,1999). Spectroscopy's other main advantage is that it can be used for near (e.g. in the laboratory) to far away (e.g. to look down on the Earth, or up at other planets) objects. Laboratory and field spectroscopic studies of rocks/minerals/other materials help in understanding the entire realm of variability in spectral signature of particular rocks/minerals/other materials. Reflectance spectra have been used for many years to obtain compositional information of the Earth surface. Therefore, spectroscopy is being used increasingly in geoscientific studies to detect the mineralogical composition of rocks/minerals of earth surfaces and other planets of the universe.

Different types of minerals absorb and scatter incident energy in the different wavelength region. When we examine the maxima and minima of spectral reflectance curve, minima are caused by molecular absorption and we call these as absorption features or absorption bands. Absorption of a particular mineral rock depends upon its atomic structure and chemical composition. Absorption of a particular object depends upon the electronic and vibrational process. The electronic processes are very sensitive invisible to near infrared (VNIR) region whereas vibrational processes are sensitive in shortwave infrared (SWIR) region. The VNIR region is very important to detect ferric & ferrous iron, manganese, copper, cobalt, chromium, nickel etc., whereas SWIR region is useful in detection of hydroxyl bearing minerals, carbonate, phosphate, borates, arsenates, vanadates, silicates etc, The hydroxyl (OH­) is generally bound to Mg, Feor AI. The water molecule (H20) gives rise to overtones as seen in the reflectance spectra of H20 bearing minerals. The first stretches of OH­ occur at 1.4 um:

and the combination of H­O­H bond with the OH­ stretches are found near 1.9 um. The OH­ group commonly occurs in multiple crystallographic sites of a specific mineral and is attached to metalions. Thus, a combination of metal OH plus OH stretch occurs at 2.2­2.3 um and is the diagnostic of mineralogy. Spectroscopic study of Mahakaleshwer Lingam was carried out using high­end portable field spectroradiometer to know the compositional information of the surface of Lingam at Ujjain. Madhya Pradesh. Spectroradiometer used in the present study has a very good signal to noise ratio (SNR), with finer spectral resolution and spectral interval suitable for detecting the subtle absorption features characteristic of the constituent minerals of the rock exposed on the surface under examination. It detects the energy reflected by the surface material. Spectra Vista Corporation (SVC HR 1024i) spectroradiometer used in the present study has two types of detectors one 512 element Si photodiode detector operative in 350­1000 nm and two separate, In Go As photodiodes operative in 1000­2500 nm.

Collection of Spectral Signature using 'SVC 1024i' Spectroradiometer. Before taking the spectral measurement of Mahakaleshwer Lingam the entire area was properly cleaned and dried (using drier) to obtain maximum reflectance from the field of view. The rest of the area was covered with dark cloth to avoid unwanted reflectance from the surroundings.

Measurement Procedure:

The SYC HR 1024i spectroradiometer has spectral range of 350­2500 nanometer (nm), with finer spectral resolution of 3.5nm @ 350­1000,9.5 nm @1000­ 1850nm and 6.5nm @ 1850­ 2500. The instrument was optimized properly before taking a spectral measurement. Measurement of the radiance of a white reflector (reference panel) is also essential before initiating the measurement, as it helps in recording the irradiance of the illuminator for a reflectance measurement. The light source for illuminating (using a tungsten halogen source lamp) the sample was kept at approximately 45° angle and measurement was token by pointing sensor (fore optics as well as fibre optics) vertically over the sample to make the phase angle of 45° (phase angle corresponds to the angle between the illumination source and measurement point) so that the measurements which speak about the volume of reflected energy emanated from the rock (characteristic of the 74 internal chemistry) are collected and it would reduce the specular reflection from the object which is dominantly the result of surface smoothness. The 40 optical lens was used while taking the spectral signature of the Lingam.

The following necessary steps were taken into consideration while making the measurements.

1. Source of the illumination is well calibrated so that there should be minimal fluctuation in irradiance in successive measurement.

2. Precautions were taken so that there is no physical blockade of light and shadow of the person who is taking measurements does not fall over the sample.

3. The sample should be larger in dimensions than the ground sample diameter (GSD) of fore­optics.

4. Data was saved in personal digital assistance (PDA) and downloaded into the computer for further analysis.

Processing of Spectral Curve:

Spectral signatures thus collected is processed using SVC HR 1024i software to remove the overlap at the junction of visible (VIS) & near infrared (NIR) and NIR & SWIR region and remove higher order kinks to derive the curve with characteristic "spectral features". The spectral file format generated in the SVC 1024i spectroradiometer instrument is saved as sig file format which stores wavelength and full width at half maximum (FWHM) values (spectral resolution) and other necessary information. After pre­ processing the signature is exported to ENVI software for generation of spectral library. The ENVI software retrieves the wavelength data and FWHM value from the spectral reflectance files and appends it to the header file created for each spectral signature. ENVI has a spectral library builder tool to generate new spectral library builder tool to generate a new spectral library from a variety of spectra sources, including ASCll files, other spectral libraries, ROI means, spectral profiles and plots. The collected spectra are automatically resampled to an input wavelength space using FWHM information. After feeding all the necessary information finally, the rock library is generated by using lab spectra.

The spectral signature of Mahakaleshwer lingam, Ujjain, MP:

The spectral signature was collected at different faces of Mahakaleshwer Lingam like near top, back, left, right, primary bedding plane, pitted surface etc. For each location number of measurements using fore­optics as well as fiber optics were taken and were later averaged to get the final spectra.

Interpretation The spectral signature of left and right side shows absorption at 2.19 µm indicating presence of phyllosilicate minerals (AI­OH bearing minerals) and absorption in VNIR (O.568 µm) region is due to iron oxide stains. But the fore optic spectra show high reflectance in NIR as compared to fiber optic spectra that is possibly due to the presence of some organic material on the surface and also due to the differential field of view of spectral measurement. The combination of H­O­H bend & OH­ stretches is found at 1.93 µm that indicate the presence of water molecule in the sample. The additional overtone feature of OH­ stretches has been noticed at 1.4 µm.

The spectra of near top & back side show absorption at 2.19 µm that indicate the presence of phyllosilicate minerals (AI­ OH bearing minerals) and absorption in VNIR (O.543 µm) region is due to iron oxide stains. But the fore optic spectra show high reflectance in NIR as compared to fiber optic spectra that are again due to the presence of some organic material in the surface and also due to the differential field of view of spectral measurement. The combination of H­O­H bend & OH­ stretches is found at 1.93 µm that indicate the presence of water molecule in the sample. The additional overtone feature of OH­ stretches has been noticed at 1.4 µm. The fiber optic spectra of all pitted surface show absorption at 2.19 µm indicate the presence of phyllosilicate minerals (AI­OH bearing minerals, and absorption in VNIR region is due to iron oxide stains. The variation of absorption depth at VNIR has been noticed which varies from 0.565 to 0.731 µm and this is due to the presence of differential iron oxide stains at the different pitted surface. The combination of H­O­H bend & OHˉ stretches is found at 1.93 µm that indicate the presence of water molecule in the sample. The additional overtone feature of OHˉ stretches has been noticed at 1.4 µm.

From overall observation, it is found that most of the diagnostic absorption occurs at 2.19 µm and absorption in VNIR region is 76 possibly due to differential iron oxide staining at different surfaces. No other diagnostic absorption due to other alteration mineral was noticed.

All the spectral signatures were analysed with existing rock library of GSI as well as USGS mineral spectra and it the that the spectral signatures fit well with quartzite based on its absorption features in SWIR region.

Continuum removed (continuum or background is the overall albedo of the reflectance curve) spectra of Lingam & USGS phyllosilicate mineral shows diagnostic spectral absorption at 2.19 µm which confirms the presence of phyllosilicate mineral.

Summary: Based on the spectroscopic study of the lingam of Mahakaleshwer temple Ujjain, MP, it can be summarised that the spectral signatures of the surface of lingam show presence of quartz with a minor amount of phyllosilicates. Beside presence of some organic matter at a few locations could also be noticed.

References: Clark, R.N. 1999; Spectroscopy of Rocks and Minerals, and Principles of spectroscopy(pp3), http://speclab.cr.usgs.gov .

XRF STUDY OF JYOTIRLlNGAM OF MAHAKALESHWER TEMPLE, UJJAIN The XRF study of the Jyotirlingam of Mahakaleshwar temple, Ujjain was carried out using portable Skyray­Explorer 5000 ED­ XRF instrument.

ED (Energy Dispersive) X­ray spectrometer is based on the principle of X­ray fluorescence (XRF) which is a non­destructive technique. The atoms, illuminated by high­energy X­ray, emit X­­ ray spectra with certain characteristics, the wavelength of which is related to the atomic number of an element. Therefore, by determining the wavelength, we find the composition of the sample and start the qualitative analysis; by measuring the line intensity and comparing with a known standard, we get to know about the content of the element and start the quantitative analysis. The Explorer­5OOO instrument consists of mainly three systems: excitation, optics and detector system. The excitation system, including a miniature X­ray source, filter, and collimator, 77 is used to generate X­rays. X­rays irradiating to the sample produce X­ray fluorescence with sample characteristics, transforming into voltage signals through the detector, the signal, after being amplified and data acquisition, is sent for computer processing to get the required test data. The detection system mainly includes i) AMP and digital multi­channel data acquisition system, ii) Embedded PDA ­ Equipped with dedicated X­ray fluorescence analytical software. The detection limit is down to ppm level.

The XRF study of the lingam was carried out by directly placing the nosepiece carefully on the Lingam surface by holding the instrument in hand. The surface of the lingam was more or less rough at all points scanned using the is. On each side of the lingam, we started to analyze from the bottom position to the top position. The total scanning time for each point was 60 seconds. For qualitative analysis of the elements in the sample, whether it is a natural one or in a strange shape, this instrument can be directly used for a test. But for accurate quantitative analysis, we need to do some sample processing. There is some inherent limitation which may lead to measurement error; rough surface, inhomogeneity in composition etc.

APPROXIMATE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF LINGAM ROCK BY PORTABLE XRF INSTRUMENT FRONT FACING NORTH BACK FACING NORTH SPEC LING LINGAM LINGAM LINGAM LINGAM LING LINGAM LINGAM LING LINGA NAME AM-4 –3 –2 –1 –6 AM – – BACK4 – BACK3 AM M BOTTOM (CEMENT BAC (TOP BACK BACK1 ING K5 MOST) 2 (BOTT PORTION OM OF THE MOST) BASE) Mg O 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.2208 0.0000 0.0000 (%) 0 0 5.876 6.1319 0.0000 0.7162 5.3121 8.083 6.3068 5.7163 11.731 3.4060 8 1 9 SiO 2 92.62 89.4543 37.1480 13.3846 16.7793 88.73 74.7741 74.6217 81.186 16.0813 (%) 79 00 2 P (%) 0.566 0.7992 0.5796 0.4026 0.8395 0.335 0.4442 0.3337 0.3435 0.2922 8 8 As (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Se (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Rb (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Sr (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 78 Y (%) 0.002 0.0025 0.0014 0.0014 0.0000 0.001 0.0010 0.0008 0.0010 0.0000 0 7 Zr (%) 0.010 0.0328 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.009 0.0252 0.0142 0.0000 0.0000 9 5 Nb (%) 0.019 0.0195 0.0080 0.0100 0.0104 0.018 0.0119 0.0144 0.0138 0.0096 1 6 Mo 0.088 0.0903 0.0427 0.0481 0.0202 0.085 0.0669 0.0599 0.0814 0.0281 (%) 9 6 Pd (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Ad (%) 0.017 0.0178 0.0164 0.0165 0.0101 0.017 0.0170 0.0175 0.0174 0.0155 3 4 Cd (%) 0.023 0.0513 0.0427 0.0485 0.0000 0.061 0.0305 0.0337 0.0568 0.0120 4 3 Sn (%) 0.104 0.1021 0.1033 0.1033 0.1021 0.102 0.1029 0.1031 0.1027 0.1036 7 8 Sb (%) 0.000 0.0080 0.0016 0.0000 0.0072 0.011 0.0000 0.0046 0.0042 0.0000 0 1 Ba (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Hf (%) 0.000 0.0001 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0003 2 0 Ta (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0016 0.0018 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 W (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Au 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (PPm) 0 0 P2O3 1.298 1.8303 1.3275 0.9220 1.9228 0.769 1.0173 0.7643 0.7868 0.6691 (%) 2 0 S (%) 0.000 0.0211 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.2173 0.0905 0.0521 0.0000 0 0 SO4 0.000 0.0634 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.6519 0.2714 0.1563 0.0000 (%) 0 0 K (%) 0.1104 0.5955 0.3539 0.4735 0.4665 0.839 0.6304 0.3445 0.2275 0.3164 5 K2O 0.133 0.7190 0.4273 0.5717 0.5632 1.013 0.7611 0.4160 0.2747 0.3821 (%) 3 6 Ca (%) 0.473 2.5745 1.5076 1.1806 6.1020 1.551 1.7748 1.5767 1.5107 0.1713 1 6 CaO 0.544 2.9606 1.7337 1.3577 7.0172 1.784 2.0410 1.8132 0.1970 (%) 1 3 Ti (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 TiO 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) 0 0 V (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Cr (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Mn 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0009 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) 0 0 Fe (%) 0.075 0.0991 0.0421 0.0274 0.0496 0.152 0.1598 0.1452 0.1313 0.0277 4 2 Fe2 O3 0.107 0.1415 0.0602 0.0392 0.0709 0.217 0.2283 0.2074 0.1875 0.0396 79 (%) 7 4 Co (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Ni (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Cu (%) 0.003 0.0000 0.0017 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0070 0.0159 0.0101 0.0000 1 0 Zn (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0229 0.0638 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0071 0.0973 0.0000 0 0 Hg (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Pb (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0711 0.000 0.0000 0.0011 0.0041 0.0000 0 0 Bi (%) 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0 Peak 1653. 1653. 1647. 1649. 1655. 1655. 1652. 1651. 1649. 1645.

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APPROXIMATE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF LINGAM ROCK BY PORTABLE XRF INSTRUMENT LEFT FACING WEST RIGHT FACING EAST SPEC LINGAM LINGA LINGA LINGA LINGA LINGA LINGA LINGA LINGAM NAM - LEFT 5 M–4 M–2 M–1 M– M– M– M– -RIGHT1 E (TOP BOTTO RIGHT5 RIGHT6 RIGHT4 RIGHT2 (BOTTO MOST) M (TOP M MOST) MOST) Mg O 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 3.7727 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) 0.0000 3.4612 7.5109 1.9663 3.3407 1.9081 1.4415 7.2004 2.7364 SiO 2 43.5607 68.9923 77.2504 45.9106 68.1343 43.9697 44.8462 66.2406 16.6197 (%) P (%) 0.3531 0.8193 0.7440 0.7290 0.2099 0.6819 0.3962 0.6041 0.5817 P2O 0.8087 1.8766 1.7039 1.6697 0.4808 1.5617 0.9074 1.3836 1.3322 3% S (%) 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 SO4 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) K (%) 0.2790 0.9832 0.6434 0.8525 0.4524 1.2142 0.0589 0.9266 0.2368 K2O 0.3368 1.1872 0.7769 1.0294 0.5462 1.4660 0.0711 1.1188 0.2860 (%) Ca 0.7907 1.1399 0.1493 0.0000 0.2115 0.4031 0.5622 0.2549 0.1753 (%) CaO 0.9093 0.1608 0.1717 0.0000 0.2115 0.4031 0.5622 0.2549 0.1753 (%) Ti (%) 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0083 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 TiO2 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0139 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) 80 V (%) 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Cr 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Mn 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Fe 0.0396 0.0597 0.0244 0.0740 0.0622 0.0822 0.0267 0.0583 0.0299 (%) Fe2 0.0566 0.0852 0.0349 0.1057 0.0888 0.1175 0.0381 0.0833 0.0427 O3(% ) Co(%) 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Ni 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Cu 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Zn 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) As 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Se 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Rb 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Sr (%) 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Y (%) 0.0000 0.0020 0.0000 0.0023 0.0009 0.0027 0.0000 0.0013 0.0000 Zr (%) 0.0000 0.0231 0.0002 0.0317 0.0000 0.0124 0.0000 0.0040 0.0001 Nb 0.0136 0.0145 0.0121 0.0150 0.0113 0.0144 0.0125 0.0139 0.0073 (%) Mo 0.0468 0.0733 0.0382 0.0820 0.0390 0.0651 0.0390 0.0818 0.0361 (%) Pd 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Ag 0.0155 0.0169 0.0147 0.0171 0.0162 0.0173 0.0155 0.0168 0.0144 (%) Cd 0.0160 0.0415 0.0204 0.0134 0.0474 0.0471 0.0125 0.0000 0.0091 (%) Sn 0.1033 0.1010 0.1024 0.1021 0.1027 0.1041 0.1032 0.1036 0.1024 (%) Sb 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0243 0.0136 0.0076 0.0000 (%) Ba 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Hf 0.0000 0.0007 0.0000 0.0003 0.0000 0.0004 0.0001 0.0003 0.0003 (%) Ta 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) W (%) 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Au 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Hg 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Pb 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 (%) Bi (%) 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Peak 1657. 1650. 1651. 1644. 1653. 1655. 1652. 1650. 1650.

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0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER SAMPLES FROM MAHAKALESHWAR TEMPLE PREMISES, UJJAIN S. Ref. Samp pH Temp Con TDS SA CO HCO Total Ca Mg Cl N K No3 P SO N No le d. at LIN 3 3 hardnes a O4 4 o. locati 25* ITY s on/ C time µs/ cm Unit (*C) ppm SPU pp ppm ppm pp ppm pp pp pp ppm pp pp m m m m m m m 1 UJT/0 Pot 7.78 28.52 870 522 0.46 NIL 274.5 320 76 15.6 170 67 11 6 02 54 1/w/2 above 017 linga [email protected] 5.15 PM 2 UJT/0 Pot 8.20 27.48 864 518 046 Nil 317 330 76 14.4 125 70 11 12 03 50 2/w/2 below 017 linga [email protected] 5.15 PM 3 UJT/0 Kotite 8.41 29.88 173 1041 0.95 66 353.8 500 68 39.6 205 12 12 140 0.7 73 3/w/2 [email protected] 6 0 8 017 1.45 PM 4 UJT/0 Rudra 8.70 29.28 849 509 0.45 18 244 270 40 20.4 150 10 19 05 4 24 4/w/2 sagar 3 017 @ 5.00 PM 5 UJT/0 Shipr 8.32 29.05 920 533 0.49 6 292.8 340 84 15.6 135 73 11 19 4 48 5/w/2 a 017 River @ 8.45 PM 6 UJT/1 Lalad 7.6 28.06 173 1043 0.96 NIL NIL 920 36 2.4 285 14 21 180 16 194 A/M hariw 9 0 0 9 W/17 [email protected] 3.45 PM 7 UJT/2 Nirm 6.2 28.71 134 809 0.73 NIL NIL 660 20 19.2 200 92 74 75 14 101 A/M alya 9 0 W/17 @ 3.45 PM ISO 6.5- 500 200 300 75 30 250 20 50 200 10500 8.5 0 82 stand ( ard W value H O) TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS IN WATER SAMPLES FROM MAHAKALESHWER TEMPLE, PREMISE All value in ppb Sample 19997-I 19997-2 19997-3 19997-4 19997-5 19997-6 19997-7 Name Ref No UJT/03/W/2 UJT/1A/WM/20 UJT/1B/ UJT/4/ UJT/01/W/ UJT/2/W/2 UJT/05/W/ 017 017 WM/20 W/2017 2017 017 2017 17 Locatio KotiTirath MahakalJal Tank- RudraSa Municipal Jaladhari Shipra n Pond adhari base 2,Offere gar Lake Water water after River, d Water before jalavishek Ramghat offering Be <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 Sc 2.34 1.19 1.17 <0.7 <0.71 0.70 0.7 V 90.29 13.07 <5 10.17 11.53 11.18 11.26 Cr <4 23.43 26.31 <4 <4 <4 <4 Mn <0.5 90.75 237.16 2.26 268.51 269.42 37.07 Fe 519.39 1991.71 1448.52 164.02 299.64 265.58 259..34 Co 0.12 0.74 0.72 0.34 0.64 0.63 0.06 Ni <0.5 5.75 2.90 <0.5 <.0.5 <.0.5 0.0< Cu 1.23 13.91 <0.5 <0.5 17.56 10.55 <0.5 Zn <0.2 812.03 219.97 0.2 16.40 0.69 <0.2 Ga <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 As 12.98 5.96 2.93 4.78 2.69 2.66 2.64 Se <100 <100 <100 <100 <100 <100 <100 Rb 13.47 202.15 65.19 3.48 6.43 6.47 6.21 Sr 968.51 574.94 432.10 253.36 369.56 376.06 405.15 Y <0.1 0.11 0.04 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Cd <0.01 0.10 0.06 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Cs 0.08 0.59 0.19 <0.2 <0.2 0.02 0.02 Ba 36.11 73.69 83.91 25.74 51.77 51.51 55.32 La <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 Ce <0.04 0.40 0.13 <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 Pr <0.005 0.05 0.03 <0.005 <0.005 <0.005 <0.005 Nd <0.03 0.22 0.11 0.01 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 Sm <0.03 0.05 0.04 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 Eu <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 Gd <0.02 0.05 0.03 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 Tb <0.002 0.01 <0.002 <0.002 <0.002 <0.002 <0.002 Dy 0.008 0.05 0.03 <0.008 <0.008 <0.008 <0.008 Ho 0.003 0.01 0.01 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 Er <0.005 <0.005 <0.005 <0.005 <0.005 <0.005 <0.005 Tm <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 Yb <0.006 0.02 0.01 <0.006 <0.006 <0.006 <0.006 Lu <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 83 Pb <0.05 6..03 2.61 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 Bi 0.18 0.07 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 0.31 Th <01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 U 1.27 <0.02 <0.2 <0.2 0.62 0.64 0.76 Ti 6.97 28.15 14.12 7.61 5.77 5.73 5.12 Ge <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Zr <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Nb <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.01 <0.1 Mo 10.36 5.23 1.38 1.37 1.54 2,21 2.06 W <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 Re 0.01 0.01 0.01 <0.002 <0.002 0.01 0.01 Hg <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Hg sample analysed by P.R. Nimje Chemist Chemical Division Central Region Geological Survey of India Nagpur Lab on 15.9.2017 and other samples are analysed by M.S. Dahat, Sr. Chemist, P. Vamshi Krishna, Asst. Chemist under the supervision of Smt. Shobha Rani Suptd Chemist on 19.9.2017 at Chemical Division Southern Region, GSI Hyderabad Lab.

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BHASMA OF LINGAM AND ASH SAMPLES FROM MAHAKALESHWER TEMPLE S.NO Ref. No. pH SiO2% Cao% P% P2O5% 1 Ash (Bhasham) from the 9.07 42.05 11.20 10.08 23.0 Lingam mix in standard water media (7 pH) As 2 Ash from cow dung mix in 9.66 51.75 12.32 4.22 9.67 standard water media (7pH) Ujjain Market 3 Ash from cow dung mix in 10.2 46.31 7.20 3.22 7.37 standard water media (7 pH) Bhopal Market aforesaid report was furnished on 13.10.2017, thereafter suggestions and objections were invited.

RESPONSE OF THE TEMPLE COMMITTEE TO REPORT OF EXPERT FROM ASI/ GSI :

24. Response to the report has been filed by the Temple Committee on 13.10.2017. The same is extracted hereunder:

“RESPONSE OF THE RESPONDENT NO.1/ MANDIR SAMITI TO THE REPORT ON THE STUDY/ SUR­ VEY/ANALYSIS/ EXAMINATION OF MAHAKALESH­ WAR JYOTIRLINGAM OF UJJAIN (M.P.0 DATED 02.10.2017 CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT.

It is submitted that this Hon’ble Court vide order dated 25.08.2017 constituted an Expert Committee consisting of two officers of Archaeological Survey of India and two officers of Geological Survey of India. This Hon‘ble Court directed the Committee so consti­ tuted to study/survey/analyse/examine Ma­ hakaleshwar Jyotirlingam of Ujjain (M.P.) and prepare a report containing the rate at which the deterioration in the size of Lingam is taking place, if any, and mea­ sures/ steps/ precautions to be taken to ensure that this deterioration/ shrinkage of the Lingam stops. Let the Committee also study the other structures and also the temple and submit wheat steps are required to be taken to overall improve the entire premises and for its preservation.

Further, the Committee was also directed to make a study and report inter alia as how much deterioration of Lingam has taken place during the last three­four decades and what remedial steps have to be taken.

In compliance with the same, the Committee consti­ tuted by this Hon'ble Court has submitted a report dated 02.10.2017 on 03.10.2017.

This Hon’ble Court vide order dated 03.10.2017 al­ lowed the Answering Respondent to file their sugges­ tions/objections with respect to the Report.

The Answering Respondent is submitting its point­ wise response to the suggestions, recommendations and remedial measures made by the Committee con­ stituted by this Hon'ble Court vide Annexure R­1.

In view of the foregoing is the most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate order as deem fit and proper and 85 thus render Justice. The Answering Respondent un­ dertakes to comply with all the directions, this Hon'ble Court may render in the interest of protection of the Idol.

S. SUGGESTIONS, RESPONSE OF THE No RECOMMENDATION MANDIR SAMITI TO . S AND REMEDIAL THE SUGGESTIONS, MEASURES MADE RECOMMENDATION BY THE EXPERT S AND REMEDIAL COMMITTEE MEASURES MADE CONSTITUTED BY BY THE COMMITTEE THIS HON’BLE CONSTITUTED BY COURT THIS HON’BLE COURT

1. The Jyotirlingam rock Agree with the has been identified as observation.

orthoquartzite which is hard and compact and highly siliceous in nature in which the silica content caries from 75­92% analyzed by portable XRF studies. Apart from visual observation spectral signature by spectroradiometer were collected, matched with the standard signature of orthoquartzite available in GSI, spectral lab.

2. The deterioration of That the report is lingam has been based on photographs noticed and increased taken in the year viz:

in last 40­50 years as photo No.1 to 8. The depicted in photos no Mandir Samiti is 1­4 and 5­8; the ready and willing to deterioration is take all necessary 86

continuous in nature remedial measures as can be managed with recommended by the remedial measures. expert committee constituted by this Hon'ble Court to conserve the lingam namely; minimizing and regulating the water, flowers, and offerings immediately.

3. The water of temple The Mandir Samiti premises used in shall install an R.O. Jalabhishek is highly plant to maintain the alkaline in nature the pH value of the water pH value ranges from at around 7. The 8.4 to 8.7 which is devotees shall be reactive with the allowed to use on 500 cryptocrystalline ml of water in a siliceous cementing copper vessel only.

material of orthoquartzite at room temperature and causing deterioration in Jyotirlingam. 4. The tradition of The Mandir Samiti Bhasmaarti using ash submits that before

of cow dung (as per pouring of ash over temple pujaris) has the Lingam the pH value ranges from Committee is ready to 9.07 to 10.20 in cover the Lingam with aqueous medium. a cotton cloth and after pouring of ash idol would be completely cleaned by superfine cotton cloth.

5. The age­old practices Use of ghee, milk, cannot be stopped but curd, honey etc. shall the amount of be restricted to not material can be more than 1.25 litres restricted/ minimized per devotee. Further, in order to reduce this material shall be deterioration. The of ISI standard and a quantity of offering as random check of these 87

listed in Annexure I puja materials shall contain milk, curd, be insured by the ghee, honey, sugar, Committee.

leaves, petals, and flowers, accumulate in pits promote the growth of bacteria at room temperature in pH variation is also a cause of deterioration.

6. Presence of major and After Jalabhishek by minor oxide and trace the Lingam which elements of rock concluded by 5 p.m. enhance the electrical every day. The conductivity of the Lingam shall be

water to a high level properly cleaned and which can cause dried to minimize the deposition of salt in water content and pores/ pits and thereafter only dry chipping of material pooja shall be by chemical permitted every day.

weathering.

7 Poor drainage The Mandir Samiti sanitation and water submits that the spillage were also process of expansion spotted in the temple of drainage system is premises. under the process and shall be completed at the earliest. 8 The use of water The Mandir Samiti (jal/Gangajal) shall install an R.O. throughout the day for Plant to maintain the Abhishekas of the pH value of the water Jyotirlinga by the at around 7. The devotees should be devotees shall be restricted to a allowed to use only minimum. 500 ml of water in a copper vessel only. 9 Use of milk and other Use of ghee, milk, milk products ghee curd, honey etc. shall and honey should be be restricted to not minimized to a small more than 1.25 litres 88

quantity and made per devotee. Further, symbolic in nature to these materials shall satisfy the religious be of ISI standard requirement. and a random check of these pooja materials shall be insured and used.

10 Rubbing of Rubbing of Sugar Jaggary/Sugar powder shall be powder and other banned. powdery on the Jyotirlinga may be restricted/minimized. 11 Use of lost of Dryers and fans will flowers/Bel Patra etc. be used to avoid may also be made moisture. Belpatra symbolic as the use of and flowers are used such huge materials on the upper part of keep the Jyotirlinga shivling and do not at wet all the time and all hinder natural hinders natural breathing of the stone. breathing of the stone which is essential for the good state of the Jyotirlinga. 12 Use of metal buckets, There are no offerings posts, and mechanical abrasions other utensils should since metallic utensils be replaced with used for jalabhishek wooden/Good Plastic do not touch or abrase materials in order to the jyotirlinga. avoid mechanical abrasions. 13 If possible, entry of Offering by devotees devotees in the cannot be avoided as Grabhgriha may be it relates to the limited by making a religious faith of the management plan. devotees. However, a Devotees may be management plan is permitted for short already made and

duration at a time to implemented wherein 89 avoid the crowd in only limited devotees grabhgraha. This is are permitted at a important as there is time.

long single entry door which is also used as an exit door.

14. Every effort should be To maintain the made to keep the ambient temperature Garbhgriha dry and of the lingam room clean including the (Grabhgarh) at 17­20 passage and degree Celsius, more surroundings air conditioners shall be installed. Further, all efforts shall be made to keep the Grabhagarh and its surroundings dry and clean. 15. All the damaged area Accepted of marble floorings and sealing of joints etc. should be repaired to avoid water percolation through the damaged area. 16. If possible provision Accepted may be made for air circulation in the Garbhyagriha 17. Arrangements for Accepted. It is disposal of waste submitted that Shri may be improved and Mahakaleshwar should be made more temple is ranked in effective. top 10 most clean Iconic places by Government of India in Swwach Bharat Abhiyan. 18. Scientific/Chemical Accepted treatment of any 90 stone object with periodical inspection and preventive conservation may, however, help to preserve the object for quite long time but in case of Jyotirlinga it may not be appropriate to consider such treatment as the treatment of the Jyotirlinga may be acceptable to the common people because of their the faith and religious beliefs. Only preventive conservation methods may be helpful to keep the Jyotirlinga in the best of its conservation state. 19. Sincere efforts should Offering by devotees be made to preserve cannot be avoided as

the originality of the it relates to the main temple and religious faith of the other structures of devotees. However, a historical importance management plan is in the premises. already made Modern materials wherein only limited should be avoided for devotees are general maintenance. permitted at a time.

Crowd management and lives of devotees will be of utmost priority forth temple committee.

20. The antiquarian Accepted.

remains of the 91 premise including main temple of Mahakal can be classified mainly into four groups; a: some stone sculptures in loose and fixed nature assigned to 7th ­8th century AD, b: some sculptures of 11th 12th century AD, c:

Main temple and other subsidiary shrines of 18th century and d:

Other remains viz.

wooden box, copper drum, seating benches and some metal work etc of 19th ­ 20th century. Numbers of stone sculptures placed in the temple premises at different placed like embed in the walls, on the floors, and in the abandoned rooms needs to the properly maintained, documented, identified and displayed in a proper place so that they could be preserved for future generation and could be in use of researchers and students of art and architecture. 21. Some unwanted The Mandir Samiti restoration works submits that the have been done on constructions work the 1st and 2nd floors being carried out for 92 of the Mahakal temple best and convenient by laying of modern passage for devotees. tiles on the floor. This Necessary and sort of flooring does precautionary works not match in any way will be done as lakhs with the ambience of devotees throng the and old architecture of temple during the temple. On the Nagpanchmi. north and south sides of the temple, iron scaffoldings are placed attached to the main temple. We were told that the scaffoldings are provided for installing iron stairs for climbing of the visitors to the temple on the top floor to worship Chandranageshwar. On this floor, a sculpture of Chandranageshwar with his consort is placed inside a niche covered with a glass window and devotees or visitors would be allowed to reach there. During our visit, we were informed that earlier temporary arrangement was made there by way of installation of iron stairs in the occasion of nagapanchami when lacs of visitors used to visit here. Providing of this sort of installation is not only the eyesore in the ancient temple 93 premise but it would lead a new tradition in future and put an adverse effect on the old temples when such a huge crowd of devotees will reach Abhishek the top floor. Therefore, it should be avoided for the safety of the public and to maintain the ambiance of the temples. 22. While the campus Accepted consisting of old Mandir Samiti is temples have been carrying out works to reflecting with white, restore the heritage cream and red colors look of the temple. as outer walls and shikhara of almost all the temples are painted with these colors and flooring with tiles and red stones. Besides that, some new constructions have the carried out. This sort of constructions and development in an ancient heritage place should be avoided and proper conservation should be carried out with the help of conservators and expert of ancient architecture. 23. The significance of Accepted Mahakal temple and Shree 94

Ujjain is not only for Mahakaleshwar the people of Ujjain temple management and Madhya Pradesh, committee has plans rather for the people to create a heritage of the whole country cell for maintenance too, therefore keeping and restoration of the this thing in mind, it is old temple and inevitably required to structures inside the develop this most premise.

religious and heritage site with proper care and maintenance so that its cultural and tangible fabric could not be disturbed.

Presently there are numbers of the temples inside the temple premise probably of the same period as the Mahakal temple but these temples are conserved in crappy manner by adding eyesore paintings on the walls and some weird addition to the old structures. Some new constructions are done and some other constructions are presently going on there. Therefore, it is suggested that no new construction may be allowed within the temple premise and restoration and development of the old temples and structures of the premise may be rectified and restored 95 with the assistance of Archaeological Conservators. Apart from the various activities as referred above, Temple committee can create a heritage cell for maintenance and restoration of the old temples and structures inside the premise. 24. It is stated earlier that Accepted Ujjain is a very Subject to necessary ancient city and there repairs and are numbers of old maintenances for the structures, temples, preservation of the ponds, houses, heritage building to be platforms etc around carried out from time the temple premise to time by temple still in extant, these committee. old structures are the valuable heritage and integral part of temple premise needs to be identified and restored accordingly. If it is possible for the state government, 500 m all around the temple premise can be preserved with old structures and removed from the modern construction. Wherever open space is found, that can be landscaped and developed so that its religious ambiance could be maintained and preserved. 96

25. On 13.10.2017, following order was passed by this Court:

“Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This Court had constituted a Committee on 25.08.2017 consisting of Shri Madan Singh Chauhan, Regional Director (Archaeologist), ASI, Central Region, Bhopal; (ii) Dr. V. K. Saxena, Director (Science), (Archaeological Chemist), ASI, Science Branch, Dehradun; (iii) Shri Hemraj Suryavanshi, Dy. Director, General, State Unit, Madhya Pradesh, GSI, Bopal; and

(iv) Shri L.L. Vishwakarma, Director, Su: MP, GSI, Bhopal. They have submitted their reports which are exhaustive. Respondent No.1 Temple Committee has filed its response to various proposals made by the Expert Committee. They have filed point­wise response contained in Annexure R1. The Temple Committee has suggested certain remedial measures. In the circumstances, it is appropriate to request the Temple Committee to consider the various recommendations. It was also stated that let the Committee take a decision for implementation of the recommendations which are to be accepted as it is a primary responsibility for the Committee to manage the affairs. Let a considered firm decision The opening regarding implementation.

We appreciate the gesture of the counsel for the parties as it is not adversarial litigation but in order to improve the overall situation and to protect and preserve the Lingam of Mahakaleshwar. It was also stated that the Committee has decided to regulate the timings etc. and various suggestions were made during the course of hearing. Let Committee take a decision considering the overall interest and rise to the occasion by doing the needful. Let the Committee consider the report of the experts and its stand taken in the annexure R/1 filed by them and pass appropriate resolutions as prayed by counsel for respondent No.1.

Be listed on 27.10.2017.” RESOLUTION DATED 26.10.2017 PASSED BY TEMPLE COMMITTEE:

26. Pursuant to the order dated 13.10.2017, resolution has been passed by the Committee on 26.10.2017 filed as Annexure R­1 and the same is extracted hereunder :

“Keeping in consideration the suggestions/objections and recommendations of the Expert Committee constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and also in compliance of the order dated 13.10.2017 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the Temple Management Committee hereby passes the following Resolution covering point 1 to 24 of the suggestions/objections and recommendations of the Expert Committee constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court to protect and preserve the Mahakal Shivlinga :­

1. That the devotees shall be permitted a fixed amount of water measuring 500 ml in an appropriate small pot per devotee for Jalabhishek.

2. That the water for Jalabhishek shall be taken from the R.O. machine installed during Simhastha, 2016, for which a connection shall be provided near the Garbh Grih to maintain the pH value at ‘7’.

3. That at present during Bhashma Aarti, half of the lingam is being covered with cloth but as per the directions, in fifteen days, the whole of the Shivalingam shall be fully covered with a dry cotton cloth during Bhasma Aarti.

4. That for Abhishek only up to maximum 1.25­liter mil/panchamruit per devotee shall be permitted.

5. That after Jalabhishek by the lingam which is concluded by 5 P.M. every day. The Lingam shall be properly cleaned and dried to minimize the water content and thereafter only dry pooja shall be permitted every day.

6. At present captive sewerage, treatment technique is being used for treatment and the same shall be continued till the sewerage treatment plant is installed 98 for which steps are being taken which will require minimum one year time.

7. That rubbing of sugar powder on Shivlinga has been fully banned and instead the use of Khandsari is being promoted.

8. That dryers and fans will be used to avoid moisture. Bel Patra and flowers shall be used on the upper part of shivling to avoid any obstruction in natural breathing of stone.

9. That the crowd management shall be strictly followed as done on big festivals namely Simhashtha, 2016, Mahashivratri, Nagpanchmi and month of Shravan where maximum crowd appears on those holidays and weekends. During such time the committee is using barricades for dong Darshna from outside the main Garbhgrih and limited devotee are also permitted in the garbhgrih at a time. Similar arrangement shall be ensured on normal days also.

Various IT proposals have been received to use technology for effective crowd managing strategies, e.g. IT based queue management.

10. That all possible efforts shall be taken to maintain an ambient temperature of the lingam room (Grabhgarh) at 17­20 degree Celsius. The Garbhgrih shall be kept dry, neat and tidy. Further, an AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM using sensors shall be fitted in Garbhgrih to give information about temperature and humidity which shall help in effective regulation and monitoring of environmental factors.

11. That damaged area of marble flooring and sealing of joints etc. shall be repaired within a period of six months.

12. That all efforts should be made for creating of heritage cell and for restoration/repairs and maintenance of all items of historical importance. Steps are being taken for the structure and role of the heritage cell.

13. To preserve antiques in premises of temple nameplates are being affixed in front of various small temples mentioning the names of the temples and their era etc.

14. It shall be ensured that no new significant construction is carried out in temple premises but so far as the convenience and smooth passage in the premises is concerned construction will be done with a due permission of the competent authorities.

15. It The application that in order to implement the above resolution a minimum period from one month to one Year may be sought from the Hon'ble Supreme Court."

ORDER DATED 27.10.2017

27. Following is the relevant portion of the order was passed by this Court on 27.10.2017 :

“During the course of hearing on behalf of respon­ dent No.1­Shri Mahakaleshwar Mandir Committee, a copy of the Resolution that has been unanimously passed on 26‘" October 2017 has been placed on record. It is stated that Resolution No.1 to 8 are being imple­ mented.

Mr. Ashok Chitale learned senior counsel for the petitioner has raised objections to some of the Resolu­ tions that have been passed and seeks time to file re­ ply/suggestions which would be in the interest of all. Let the suggestions be filed by the petitioner and other respondents, if any, within a period of fifteen days from today. Reply thereto may also be filed by the Temple Committee within next seven days.

Geological Survey of India and Archeological Sur­ vey of India may also submit their proposals within a period of fifteen days from today on the basis of the res­ olution that has been passed by respondent No.1 on 26.10.2017 and objections/suggestions to the aforesaid resolution.

List on 30th November 2017."

RESPONSE OF EXPERT COMMITTEE TO THE RESOLUTION DATED 26.10.2017 OF THE TEMPLE COMMITTEE:

28. With respect to the resolution passed by the Temple Committee dated 26.10.2017, the Expert Committee appointed by this Court of ASI and Geological Survey of India has submitted the following suggestions:

“The Expert Committee has gone through the resolution passed by the temple committee and submitting following suggestion:

We have described in our original report that many offerings including Jal used during the rituals of abhisheka are the main cause of deterioration to the Jyotirlingam. We have suggested all offerings of the material to be symbolic in nature with pure quality and treated water of potable quality with pH value range from 6.8 to 7.2 to minimize the adverse effect. Apart from this, the periodical monitoring and proper management of these crucial parameters are required to manage this problem.

Suggestions/ Objections on the resolution passed by the temple committee are as below:

Resolution of temple Committee:

Keeping in consideration the suggestions/ objections and recommendations of the Expert Committee constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and also in 101 compliance of the order dated 13.10.2017 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the Temple Management Committee hereby passes the following Resolution covering point 1 to 24 of the suggestions/ objections and recommendations of the Expert Committee constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court to protect and preserve the Mahakal Shivlinga:­

1. That the devotees shall be permitted a fixed amount of water measuring 500 ml in an appropriate small pot per devotee for Jalabhishek.

Expert Committee’s comment: Agrees

2. That the water for Jalabhishek shall a from the R.O. machine installed during Simhastha, 2016 for which a connection shall be provided near the Garbh Griha to maintain the pH value at ‘7’.

Expert Committee’s comment: Agrees Suggestions: The pH value of jalabhishek water may vary as per variation in the source of supply of water which has to be controlled by treatment ranging from 6.8 to 7.2 pH, but a periodical monitoring may be done for maintaining the above­mentioned range.

3. That at present during Bhashma Aarti, half of the lingam is being covered with clothThe similar but as per the directions, in fifteen days, the whole of the Shivalingam shall be fully covered with a dry cotton cloth during Bhasma Aarti.

Expert Committee’s suggestion: Due to bhasma aarti ash particle retained in the pits over the lingam will react with water and increase its pH value, resulting aggravate the corrosion process of the lingam, therefore, the lingam should be fully covered with thick cotton cloth/ transparent polyfilm during bhasma aarti. The Lingam should be thoroughly cleaned after Bhasma aarti and ensure that all residual ash particle should be removed from the lingam, then only jalabhishek with clean and potable water with pH value range from 6.8 7.2 may be allowed.

4. That for Abhishek only up to maximum 1.25­litre milk/ panchamruit per devotee shall be permitted.

Expert Committee’s suggestion:

That for Abhishek only up to maximum 1.25­litre milk/panchamruit per devotee are appropriate, but during the rush time and special occasions such amount may increase enormously, therefore, it is suggested that the quantity may be reduced to symbolic in nature.

5. That after Jalabhishek of the lingam with is concluded by 5 P.M. every day. The Lingam shall be properly cleaned and dried to minimize the water content and thereafter only dry pooja shall be permitted every day.

Expert committee’s comment: Agrees.

6. At present captive sewerage, treatment technique is being used for treatment and the same shall be continued till the sewerage treatment plant is installed for which steps are being taken with will require minimum one year time.

Expert committee’s suggestion: Kotiteerath water may be treated periodically and ensure that rainwater of the temple premises, as well as drain off water from the temple premises, should not be drained into the pond and contaminate the kotiteerath pond.

7. That rubbing of sugar powder on Shivlinga has been fully banned and instead the use of Khandsari is being promoted.

Expert Committee suggestion: rubbing of any offering material may be banned to stop further abrasion of the lingam. A devotee may be allowed to offer their offering symbolically but shall not be allowed to rub any material over the lingam.

8. That dryers and fans will be used to avoid moisture. Belpatra and flowers shall be used on the upper part of 103 Shivling to avoid any obstruction in natural breathing of stone.

Expert Committee’s comment: Agrees

9. That the crowd management shall be strictly followed as done on big festivals namely Simhashtha, 2016, Mahashivratri, Nagpanchmi and month of Shravan where maximum crowd appears on those holidays and weekends. During such time the Committee is using barricades for dong Darshna from outside the main Garbhgrih and limited devotee are also permitted in the Garbhgrih at a time. Similar arrangement shall be ensured on normal days also.

Various IT proposals have been received to use technology for effective crowd managing strategies, e.g. IT based queue management.

Expert committee’s comment: Agrees

10. That all possible efforts shall be taken to maintain an ambient temperature of the lingam room (Grabhgrah) at 17­20 degree Celsius. The Garbhgrih shall be kept dry, neat and tidy. Further, an AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM using sensors shall be fitted in Garbhgrih to give information about temperature and humidity which shall help in effective regulation and monitoring of environmental factors.

Expert committee’s comment: Agrees

11. That damaged area of marble flooring and sealing of joints etc. shall be repaired within a period of six months.

Expert committee’s comment: Agrees

12. That all efforts should be made for the creation of heritage cell and for restoration/ repairs and maintenance of all items of historical importance. Steps are being taken for the structure and role of the heritage cell.

Expert committee’s comment: Agrees

13. To preserve antiques in premises of temple nameplates are being affixed in front of various small temples mentioning the names of the temples and their era etc.

Expert committee’s comment: Agrees

14. It shall be ensured that no new significant construction is carried out in temple premises but so far as the convenience and smooth passage in the premises is concerned construction will be done with a due permission of the competent authorities.

Expert committee’s comment: Agrees

15. It is further resolved that in order to implement the above resolution a minimum period from one month to one Year may be sought from the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

Expert committee’s comment: Agrees” ORDER DATED 30.11.2017:

29. Following order was passed by this Court on 30.11.2017 :

“We are concerned, and so express our anguish, as to the way in which the orders which have been passed so far in the matter are being misrepresented in media and otherwise. We have not passed any interim direction with regard to the manner in which the religious ceremonies have to be performed in the Temple at Mahakaleshwar, Ujjain. This Court has not passed any order whatsoever that, during the Bhasma Aarti, what rituals can, or what rituals cannot be, performed, and neither it is the job of this Court to interfere in such rituals. This Court has not passed any order in this regard. We are concerned in the petition about the protection of the lingam and how it can be done. For this purpose, this Court has appointed a Committee of Experts of G.S.I. as well as the A.S.I., and they have 105 submitted their reports. They are yet to be finally considered by this Court.

A notice issued by the Managing Committee on Board has been placed before us today, indicating that this Court has directed that how much water has to be offered on the lingam by the devotees or about the quantity of Panchamrit etc. This Court had issued no such direction. In fact, it appears that the Committee itself has taken various decisions and they are being implemented. The Notice Board which has been put by the Managing Committee of the Temple should be removed forthwith i.e. by today itself, and it is open to the Committee to put it on the Notice Board as per its resolutions if any. In case any wrong or misleading reporting is made by the media, in any form, at the instance of any person about the order passed by this Court, the person so responsible for such wrong reporting, misrepresentation about the order shall be liable to be dealt with in accordance with law. It is regrettable that there has been wrong reporting at somebody's instance. We caution the parties before us that they should not indulge in any such wrong reporting, in any manner whatsoever, and if it is found that any wrong reporting is made, the same shall be viewed seriously, and the person responsible for it shall be dealt with in accordance with law.

List the matter for further hearing on 4th December 2017."

30. As it was noticed that misrepresentation was being made with respect to the order passed by this Court and unrest was tried to be created on the ground that this Court is interfering with the religious rituals to be performed in the temple during Pooja. Thus we have clarified that we have not interfered with the same. Aforesaid direction holds good for this order also and to be scrupulously observed by all concerned. The only objective of entertaining the writ petition on the 106 aforesaid question was just to ensure that all the rituals which may be necessary be performed however to ensure that the Lingam does not deteriorate any further.

31. It is apparent from the report that there is a decay of the Lingam and certain damage has been noted by the Expert Committee. Negative factors have also been pointed out in extensive details. Activities regarding the daily cleaning of temple premises, gaushala, Vedic samsthan, mandir, rasoi of the temple etc. have been pointed out. The study has been done by Spectroradiometer, portable XRF studies, water analysis, ash analysis, the extent of weathering etc. Various suggestions and recommendations had been made including the remedial measures Mr. Madan Singh Chauhan, Regional Director, ASI, Central Region, Bhopal report is contained in the first chapter. The second chapter contains the report submitted by Dr. V. K. Saxena, Director (Science), ASI, Science Branch, Dehradun. The third chapter deals with the Geo­scientific study of the Shivalinga made by Mr. Hemraj Suryavanshi, Deputy Director General and Mr. L. Vishvakarma, Director, Geological Survey of India, Bhopal.

32. It has been noticed in the report of the experts of the ASI and GSI that deterioration of Lingam has taken place during the last 40 to 50 years as depicted in photos 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 annexures with the report.

It is further observed that the deterioration is continuous in nature and can be managed with remedial measures.

33. It has been pointed out that the water analysis of the temple premises used in the Jalabhishekam is highly alkaline in nature and pH value ranges from 8.4 to 8.7. Various other causes have been delineated in the report of the experts. In all 24 causes have been given.

Milk particularly contaminated one, sugar, leaves, petals and flowers, poor drainage sanitation and water spillage, use of the water should be minimum. Rubbing of jaggery/sugar powder should be restricted or minimized. Use of a lot of flowers and leaves also keeps the Jyotirlingam wet all the time and hinders natural breathing of the stone of Jyotirlingam. Use of metal buckets, pots, utensils also causes abrasions to the Lingam. If possible entry of devotees in Garbh Griha should be limited. Garbh Griha should be kept dry and clean. There should be proper air circulation in Garbh Griha. Arrangements for disposal of waste may be improved and should be made more effective. Since scientific/chemical treatment may not be acceptable, preventive conservation methods may be helpful to keep the Jyotirlingam in the best of its conservation state. Considering the historical importance of the premises, use of modern materials in the premises should be avoided so as to maintain the antiquity. There is a need to identify the sculptures and they are required to be properly documented and identified.

34. Some unwarranted restoration work has also been noticed by the Committee in para 21. That should be looked after and remedial measures should be taken as suggested in the report.

35. In para 22 certain new constructions have been pointed out. Let the conservation be carried out with the help of conservator and experts of ancient architecture. Other suggestions have been made in the report. Paras 1 to 24 of these are required to be looked into and suitable remedial measures should be taken by the Temple Committee.

Remedial measures suggested in the report with respect to water quality, maintaining the pH value from 6.8 to 7.2, cleaning of Jyotirlingam, also requires to be observed in the best possible manner by the Committee and ambient temperature be maintained from 17 to 20 degree Celsius. Use of ghee, milk, curd, honey etc. be minimized.

36. There should be proper disposal of temple garbage and it should be ensured that it does not contaminate the Kotiteerath Pond. Better use of flowers would be that they are recycled for the production of scent/itra. For that project may be prepared by the administration with the help of concerned bodies or on the basis of PPP. Cleaning methods should be modernized.

37. It is apparent from the response of the Committee filed pursuant to the order dated 25.8.2017 of this Court that the Committee has agreed (1) to save the Lingam by minimizing the flowers and offerings 109 material. (2) It has also been resolved that the Temple Committee shall install an RO plant to maintain pH value of water at 7 and devotees should be allowed to use minimum water. (3) Temple Committee has also resolved that during Bhasma Aarti also they will take appropriate steps which may be permissible. (4) As permissible, use of ghee, milk, curd, and honey shall be restricted per devotee. These materials shall be of ISI standards. (5) Lingam shall be properly cleaned and dried after Puja. (6) Expansion of drainage system was under process and be completed at the earliest. (7) Rubbing of sugar powder on the Lingam shall be banned. (8) It would be ensured that there is no harm caused to the Jyotirlingam. (9) There is a management plan to permit limited devotees at one time in Garbh Griha so that there is no stampede. (10) They are ready to maintain the temperature of garbhgriha from 17 to 20 degree Celsius. There should be more air conditioners. (11) Damaged area of marble flooring and sealing of joints shall be repaired. (12) Provision has to made for proper circulation of air in garbh griha. (13) Arrangements for disposal of wastes have to be improved.

38. Preventive conservation methods shall be used by the Committee.

Efforts shall be made to preserve the originality and antiquity of the temple.

39. They have to also ensure that they will undertake necessary steps for saving structure and life of devotees during Nagpanchmi. Let a plan 110 in this regard be prepared within two months. It is also directed that let them make an effort for the preservation of historical monument the new development work if any, should only be made to match with ancient nature of the temple so that its heritage look is maintained. As to the recommendations as mentioned in para 22 of the report of the Experts Committee, same have been accepted by the Committee. Let the Committee implement the recommendations as agreed to and resolved by it. Considering the national and international importance, Temple Committee has rightly resolved to create a Heritage Cell for maintenance and restoration of the old temples and structures inside the premises. Let such cell be created at the earliest.

40. In compliance of the order dated 13.10.2017 the Committee has passed various resolutions accepting various recommendation of the Expert Committee quoted above. The Expert Committee of ASI and GSI has filed response to the various resolutions passed by the Committee.

The Expert Committee has also agreed with most of the resolutions.

However, it has made certain suggestions which are to be considered by the Committee and implemented in best possible manner.

41. Expert Committee suggestion in respect of Kotiteerath Pond water to be treated periodically and to ensure that the rainwater of temple premises, as well as drainage water from the temple premises, should 111 not be drained into the pond and contaminate the Kotiteerath Pond.

Has to be implemented in true spirit.

42. Committee of expert has also suggested that rubbing of any offering by devotees may be stopped. Devotees may be allowed to offer their offerings symbolically but not to be allowed to rub any material over the Lingam. Let the Committee consider the aforesaid aspects and to ensure that as far as possible no rubbing is done by the devotees on the Lingam or by any material. The committee has also pointed out that no new significant construction to be carried out in the temple premises except so far as convenience and smooth passage in the premises is concerned, let the resolutions be carried out and fully implemented as resolved by the Committee on time bound basis for different stages within one year.

43. With respect to the method of “lingarchan”, i.e. the method of linga pooja, the 27th chapter of “Ling Mahapuranm” has been placed on record. That contains a detailed method of lingarchan running into 54 strotam. Apart from that “Shiv Mahapuranam”, Vayveey Sanhita containing details of Shastrokt Shiv Poojan method in twentyforth chapter has been placed on record. Pooja of different lingam may be somewhat different. It is for the experts in the field of religion to decide about the rituals and ceremonies to be performed. It is not for this Court to make suggestions in this regard.

44. It is not within the jurisdiction of this Court to dictate or to prescribe or restrain the religious practices and Pujas to be performed in temple. They are required to be performed, as rightly pointed out, in accordance with the ancient rituals and practices but, at the same time, it has to be ensured that no damage is caused to the lingam. The temple which is known as Mritunjaya Mahadev and is most ancient Jyotirlingam in one of the ancient cities of India, Ujjain. ‘Simhast’ is also organised 6 years and 12 years which has international importance visited by several millions of people. The Government spends thousands of crores of rupees for development of infrastructure in Ujjain for each such occasion and lot of development has taken place. Owing to all these development work, Ujjain has come up. But at the same time very cause of all developments, the Lingam of Lord Shiva requires to be preserved, protected by way of preventive conservation methods.

45. In order to ensure purity of pooja materials and to prevent further erosion of Lingam it would be appropriate and fitness of things that a plan is prepared regarding the entire offering materials on the lingam to be manufactured and provided by temple itself as is done in several famous temples in the Southern part of India and other places. By pouring the adulterated Milk, Ghee, Kumkum, Gulal, Abir containing chemicals due to adulteration is improper and cannot be permitted to be part of the ritual. Lingam cannot be permitted to be destroyed by 113 chemical reactions of impure materials or by pouring of the dirty water such acts of offerings cannot be allowed and as are done innocently by the people unaware of ill effect on lingam. Had devotees been aware of all these, adverse effect of their Puja on the Lingam of their God itself of which they are performing Puja for the spiritual or other gains they would not have even dreamt of doing it. Let the Temple Committee and other stakeholders rise to the occasion and take positive steps in this direction in reasonable time.

46. It was also pointed out that use of Bhang (cannabis) has been started in recent past. It has been started approximately for the last 50 years and that is one of the causes of erosion as per the petitioner.

Earlier it used to be offered symbolically. It is for the Temple Committee to decide on these rituals and which material to be used by it and in which quantity for purpose of Puja by Temple and for how much time, in what manner Bhang should be applied and in what rituals. Let Committee consider it with help of scriptures and experts. How its use can be best modulated by the Committee itself, considering past practices, as the ultimate duty of Committee is to make preservation of the Lingam itself for its existence and for that it has to consider and adopt what is the best mode of performing the rituals, what are the materials which should be used and in what quantity but it has to be ensured that the materials are not impure and are without such 114 chemicals which may cause erosion of the lingam itself otherwise the very purpose of Puja would be defeated.

47. Puja is to be performed in such a manner which should be befitting to the deity and not to cause erosion itself of lingam for which so much infrastructure exists. Lingam is known as ‘Mrityunjaya Mahadev’, who prevents from destruction, it cannot be permitted to be destructed. Lingam cannot be permitted to be exploited in a manner it is destroyed. If one believes in the concept of real pooja, such Pooja is to be performed by pure materials as purest of thoughts. No spiritual or other gain can come if Puja is performed in a manner which damages the deity itself as that would amount to displeasing the saviour. That would be against the basic tenets of performance of Pooja and of making offerings.

48. Let the Temple Committee also invite and consider various views for further improvement of the temple. Let the Temple Committee make an endeavour along with other stakeholders to prepare/manufacture the offering material in purest of the form and by such time it becomes a reality to make an arrangement in such a manner that only pure and unadulterated materials are offered in pooja on Lingam. No impure and adulterated material is offered in Puja and the resolutions made by the Temple Committee are scrupulously observed by all concerned.

49. Let a concrete plan be made by the Committee for further improvement including its Gaushalas. Let existing Gaushala and kitchen be improved and modernize and for that purpose, in case, additional land is required, plan be prepared and implemented with the help of all concerned so that temple becomes self­sufficient to provide all pooja material based on milk product etc.

50. On merits, we find that the decision by the Single Bench has rightly been set aside by the Division Bench for the various reasons mentioned in the order and in particular in view of the fact that in the impugned order the Division Bench has relied on decision in Ramchandra Mangilal & Ors. v. State of M.P. ILR (1991) MP 444 = (1987) MPLJ 668 which had been affirmed by this Court as SLP against it was dismissed. Hence no case for interference on merits is made out.

51. We appreciate the gesture to all concerned in acting with positivity for the preservation of Lingam. We direct the ASI and GSI teams as has been constituted that has visited and had submitted the report to make a visit in January 2019 and submit a report in this regard with respect to the position of the lingam and improvements made as per suggestions made in the report.

52. Before parting with the judgment, we would like to reiterate that there should not be any misreporting of the Court’s order, as specified in our order dated 30.11.2017. Any violation on this count shall be 116 viewed seriously and sternly with appropriate consequences, wherever necessary. It is hereby made clear that we have not interfered with religious ceremonies to be performed in the Temple. Registry is directed to preserve the original combined report of the Expert Committee as part of the record as it is a valuable document.

53. The appeal is accordingly disposed of.

54. We appreciate the assistance rendered by Mr. Tushar Mehta, the Additional Solicitor General of India, and all other counsel who appeared in this case for various parties and also appreciate the gesture of the experts of the Expert Committee.

.……………………………J.

(ARUN MISHRA) …………………………….J.

(UDAY UMESH LALIT) NEW DELHI;

MAY 02, 2018.