Ayodhya/Lucknow, Feb. 13 -- Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, passed away to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here on Wednesday morning after a prolonged illness.

The 87-year-old chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple was admitted to the SGPGIMS earlier this month after he suffered a brain stroke.

"Satendra Das ji, chief priest of Ram Mandir Ayodhya, breathed his last today (Wednesday). He was admitted to the HDU (High Dependency Unit) of neurology ward on February 3 with a stroke in critical condition," the hospital said.

The mortal remains of Acharya Satyendra Das were taken to his residence in Ayodhya.

The demise of Acharya Satyendra Das has left a deep ...