<p>Ayodhya (UP): The priests at the Ram temple here have changed their attire and have been banned from carrying mobile phones to the shrine, according to officials of the temple trust.</p>.<p>Till now the priests in the sanctum sanctorum were seen in saffron clothes. They used to wear saffron turban, saffron kurta and dhoti.</p>.<p>The priests have now started wearing yellow (pitambari) dhoti with a kurta and turban of the same colour.</p>.<p>According to the temple officials, the new dress code has been made effective from Jul 1.</p>.Ayodhya Ram temple's roof leaking after heavy showers on Saturday night; priest blames lack of drainage.<p>The new priests have been given training to tie the yellow turbans.</p>.<p>The 'chaubandi' kurta has no buttons and a thread is used to tie it. The yellow 'dhoti', a piece of cotton cloth, is tied around the waist and covers the legs till the ankles.</p>.<p>There is a chief priest along with four assistant priests in the temple. Now each assistant priest is also accompanied by five trainee priests.</p>.<p>Each team of priests renders its services for five hours in shifts between 3.30 am and 11 pm.</p>.<p>The priests have also been banned from carrying mobile phones to the temple. </p>
<p>Ayodhya (UP): The priests at the Ram temple here have changed their attire and have been banned from carrying mobile phones to the shrine, according to officials of the temple trust.</p>.<p>Till now the priests in the sanctum sanctorum were seen in saffron clothes. They used to wear saffron turban, saffron kurta and dhoti.</p>.<p>The priests have now started wearing yellow (pitambari) dhoti with a kurta and turban of the same colour.</p>.<p>According to the temple officials, the new dress code has been made effective from Jul 1.</p>.Ayodhya Ram temple's roof leaking after heavy showers on Saturday night; priest blames lack of drainage.<p>The new priests have been given training to tie the yellow turbans.</p>.<p>The 'chaubandi' kurta has no buttons and a thread is used to tie it. The yellow 'dhoti', a piece of cotton cloth, is tied around the waist and covers the legs till the ankles.</p>.<p>There is a chief priest along with four assistant priests in the temple. Now each assistant priest is also accompanied by five trainee priests.</p>.<p>Each team of priests renders its services for five hours in shifts between 3.30 am and 11 pm.</p>.<p>The priests have also been banned from carrying mobile phones to the temple. </p>