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.

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

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.

The Tirupati laddu controversy arose after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, at an NDA legislature party meeting in Vijayawada on Wednesday, alleged that ghee used in the prasadam at the Tirupati Tirumala temple during the previous YSR Congress Party's tenure was adulterated with animal fat.

Over 1 lakh Tirupati laddus sent for Ram Mandir ceremony face controversy over alleged adulteration. TTD defends quality amid public outrage.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

A staggering 300 kilograms of prasad laddoos from the Tirupati temple were distributed to devotees in January, during the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, as confirmed by Acharya Satyendra Das,

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

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.