Acharya Satyendra Das, chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, passed away on Wednesday at Lucknow’s Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), a media release by the hospital said. He was 83.
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He was admitted in HDU of Neurology ward on February 3, following brain stroke on February 2, in critical condition.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had visited SGPGI on February 4 to check on the priest’s health.
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Satyendra Das has remained chief priest of the new Ram Temple in Ayodhya since its consecration ceremony.