Lucknow: Chief Priest of Shri Ram Temple Acharya Satyendra Kumar Das passed away at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) here this morning.

He was about 87 years old. Acharya Das was recently admitted to SGPGIMS due to brain haemorrhage, where he breathed his last at around 7 am.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has condoled the death of Shri Das. He posted on X, “The death of Acharya Shri Satyendra Kumar Das Ji Maharaj, the chief priest of Param Ram Bhakt, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Shri Ayodhya Dham, is extremely sad and an irreparable loss to the spiritual world. Humble tributes. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give a place to the departed soul at his lotus feet and give strength to the bereaved disciples and followers to bear this immense sorrow. Om Shanti.”

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Samvad Kendra Ayodhya Dham issued a statement and shared the information about the death of Mahant. It said that the Chief Priest of Ayodhya Dham, Acharya Shri Satyendra Kumar Das Ji Maharaj, has passed away on the holy day of Magh Purnima, at around 7 am, and breathed his last at PGI Lucknow. He had been serving Shri Ram Lalla since 1993. General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Champat Rai and other people associated with the temple management have expressed deep condolences on the demise of the Chief Priest.