Ayodhya Ram temple head priest passes away in Lucknow

Mahant Satyendra Das the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya died at a hospital in Uttar Pradeshs Lucknow on Wednesday PTI reportedEarlier this month the 85yearold was admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences SGPGI after suffering a brain strokeSatendra Das ji chief Priest of Ram Mandir Ayodhya breathed his last today He was admitted in HDU High Dependency Unit of neurology ward on February 3 with a stroke in critical condition the hospital said PTI citedHe served as the temples head priest since he was 20yearsold including during the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6 1992Das who hailed from the Nirvani Akhara was among the most accessible saints of Ayodhya and the goto person for many mediapersons from across the nation wanting information on Ayodhya and developments of Ram temple PTI reportedAs per PTI he was barely nine months into his job as chief priest when the Babri mosque was demolished in December 1992Following demolition he continued to serve as the head priest when prayers were offered to the Ram Lalla idol under a makeshift tentVishva Hindu Parishads Ayodhyabased spokesman Sharad Sharma condoled the demise of Das PTI reportedHe was a widely respected figure and among those who knew the history of the Ayodhya movement by heart We condole his death Sharma saidAyodhyas Shri Ram Mandir project awarded prestigious Sword of Honour by British Safety CouncilThe Ram Temple project at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya has been awarded the prestigious Sword of Honour by the British Safety Council the Chairman of the Construction Committee Nripendra Misra announced on Sunday according to news agency ANIMisra stated that the award is one of the highest recognitions in safety management The British Safety Council evaluates safety processes practices and onsite activities during audits and only those receiving a fivestar assessment are eligible for the Sword of Honour awardShri Ram Mandir project in Ayodhya Dham has won the prestigious Sword of Honour award given by British Safety Council It is one of the prestigious accolades in safety management The British Safety Council conducts the audit of the process practices and finally onsite activity assessments a statement issued by Misra readAccording to ANI Larsen and Toubro the company responsible for the temples construction also received a Golden Trophy from the National Safety Council in the United States for its safety measures during the projectThe temples construction is being carried out under the close coordination of Larsen and Toubro and Tata Consulting Engineers with supervision by the Construction Committee of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra TrustThe statement also mentioned that the construction of the first and second floors including the Shikhar spire of the temple is in its final phase with completion expected by June 2025 ANI reportedThe temple is being built using Bansi Paharpur stone from Rajasthan with approximately 15 lakh cubic feet of stone along with significant marble claddingWith agency inputs