Bhopal, Sept. 9 -- The Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) on Wednesday said that it asked the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Indore team to advise them on the safe relocation of Ujjain's Khade Hanuman temple, which falls within the UMC's road widening project.

UMC commissioner Abhilash Mishra said, "The IIT team was invited at the priest's request. The process and date for relocating the idol will be finalised only after their report. We are assessing whether it can be safely moved without damage."

The IIT team on Tuesday used specialised equipment to study the idol's depth and surrounding soil. Officials said large idols of the Parmara dynasty era were often installed using interlocking techniques. The Khade Hanuman idol is carv...