Ayodhya Ram temple head priest Mahant Satyendra Das passes away

Lucknow: Mahant Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, died at a hospital here on Wednesday, sources said.

The 85-year-old was admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) earlier this month after he suffered brain stroke.

“Satyendra Das ji, chief Priest of Ram



Mandir Ayodhya, breathed his last today. He was admitted to HDU (High Dependency Unit) of Neurology ward on February 3 with a stroke in critical condition,” the hospital said.

Das served as the head priest since he was 20 years old, including during the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992.