Ram Mandir's chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das questioned the purity of ghee being sold nationwide and demanded a ban on prasad prepared by external agencies.

The development comes amid calls for reforms in the preparation and distribution of prasad across Ayodhya, Prayagraj, and Mathura in Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya: The chief priest of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, on Thursday, sought a complete ban on the prasad prepared by external agencies and also questioned the purity of ghee being sold nationwide. The chief asserted that 'prasad' should be prepared under the supervision of temple priests only.

Acting on a request from a devotee, the food safety department of the UP government collected samples of the prasad served at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and sent it for testing to a government lab in Jhansi.

Ayodhya: Close on the heels of the Andhra Pradesh Government’s statement that beef tallow may have been used in the making of Tirupati laddu when the previous Government was in power, speculations are doing the rounds that adulterated laddus may have been supplied to Ram Mandir at Ayodhya too.

In light of a growing controversy over the purity of temple offerings, the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has taken the step of sending prasad sample..|News Track

The chief priest of Ayodhya's Ram temple has voiced concerns over the purity of ghee sold nationwide following allegations of animal fat in Tirupati l

Ram temple chief priest urged all temples nationwide to ensure that ‘prasad’ for the deities is prepared under the supervision of temple priests.

The controversy over the alleged use of fat and meat in Tirupati Balaji’s prasad is escalating across the country.