Passing of Ayodhya's Chief Priest Sparks Remembrance

Acharya Satyendra Das, revered chief priest of Ayodhya's Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple, died from a stroke at SGPGI, Lucknow. He was being closely monitored after being admitted in critical condition. Days before, he celebrated the temple's Pran Pratishtha anniversary as a 'beautiful' event.

In a somber turn of events, Acharya Satyendra Das, the distinguished chief priest of Ayodhya's Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple, has passed away. He died at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow on Wednesday, following complications from a stroke.

After suffering the stroke on February 3rd, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Acharya Satyendra Das in the neurology ward's High Dependency Unit, where he was receiving intensive care from the Senior Consultant of the Neurology department.

Remarkably, just weeks before his untimely death, Acharya Das enthusiastically took part in the first anniversary of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony, held at the Ayodhya Temple. He described the celebratory event, marked by spiritual grandeur, as 'very beautiful.'