LUCKNOW, March 21 -- Describing Ayodhya as the base of Sanatan Dharma in India, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said there would have been no problem if he had to lose power for Ram Mandir.

"Ayodhya is not just a city, but a source of inspiration for religion and literature. It is the first 'Puri' (holy pilgrimage site) among the 'Sapta Puri' (seven such sites). It is the land that inspired Sanatan Dharma," Yogi added.

Speaking at the Timeless Ayodhya: Literature and Arts Festival in Ayodhya, he also shared the memory of his first visit to Ayodhya as CM.

"There was a huge section in the bureaucracy then that used to say that visiting Ayodhya as a CM would lead to controversy. I said that let a controversy take pl...