LUCKNOW, Jan. 21 -- Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, president of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Lucknow on Wednesday after his health deteriorated due to an intestinal infection.

According to hospital officials, the 87-year-old seer was brought to the hospital in an unconscious condition, suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea, which doctors said was caused by an intestinal infection. He had reportedly not been consuming adequate food or water for the past four to five days, leading to concerns of dehydration and physical weakness.

He was initially treated in the emergency ward, following which he was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after an initial assessment.

Medanta Hospital has c...