Mahant Satyendra Das Passes Away, Ayodhya Mourns

Mahant Satyendra Das | Lucknow, February 12: Acharya Mahant Satendra Das, the chief priest of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, passed away on Wednesday morning.

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VIDEO | Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak (@brajeshpathakup) on the demise of Mahant Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, says, "We have received a very sad news. Ram Lalla chief priest Mahant Satyendra Dasji is no more. I pray to God to… pic.twitter.com/WkrFd5uO5C

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Mahant Satyendra Das, 85, was admitted to the Neurology ICU of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) on Sunday after suffering a stroke. Initially, he received treatment at a private hospital in Ayodhya but was later referred to SGPGI for advanced medical care.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited SGPGI in Lucknow on Tuesday evening to enquire about the health of Mahant Satyendra Das.

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Satyendra Das was also battling serious conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.

Das has been the chief priest of the Ram temple since before the Babri Masjid’s demolition on December 6, 1992, having taken over the role just nine months earlier.

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A member of the Nirvani Akhara, he embraced the spiritual path at the age of 20 and remains one of the most accessible seers in Ayodhya, frequently sought after by the media for insights on the temple and religious developments in the region

Who was Mahant Satyendra Das?

• 83-year-old Acharya Satyendra Das was a Hindu mahant and the chief priest of the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Temple.
• He had been the chief priest of the Ram temple since before the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992.
• He was a member of the Nirvani Akhara and dedicated his life to spiritual service from the age of 20.
• Mahant Satyendra Das ji was among the most accessible seers of Ayodhya and was often sought by media persons for insights on Ayodhya and developments related to the Ram temple.
• Mahant Satyendra Das was among the first Hindu priests to condemn the petition seeking to ban the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh.
• Earlier, Mahant Satyendra Das was seen celebrating the first anniversary of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya Temple on January 11.

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