Acharya Satyendra Das, chief priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, dies at 83

Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, has passed away. He was undergoing treatment at PGI, Lucknow, after suffering a brain hemorrhage

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Updated: February 12, 2025, 10:54 AM IST

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Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, has passed away. He was undergoing treatment at PGI, Lucknow, after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was admitted to the hospital on Sunday after suffering a brain stroke. Das, the longest-serving chief priest of the Ram temple, has served as the head priest since he was 20 years old, including during the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992.

To recall, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath earlier visited the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow to enquire about the health of Mahant Satyendra Das — the head priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, — the hospital said in a statement.

Appointed chief priest at the outset of the Ram temple’s construction, Acharya Satyendra Das has been actively engaged in Shri Ram Janmabhoomi’s worship activities.