Rs 5-crore gold-plated Ramcharitmanas moved from Ram Temple: Ex-IAS officer

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Former IAS officer S Lakshminarayanan has alleged that his family's gold-plated Ramcharitmanas, donated to the Ram temple trust, was shifted from the Mandir. He said Champat Rai told him that every offering could be displayed in the temple.

Gold-plated Ramcharitmanas at Ram Mandir Temple

India Today News Desk

UPDATED: Jul 5, 2026 18:29 IST

Former IAS officer S Lakshminarayanan has publicly alleged that a gold-plated copy of the Ramcharitmanas, which he says is worth around Rs 5 crore, has been moved from the Ram Temple.

According to Lakshminarayanan, his family donated the gold-plated Ramcharitmanas to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in April 2024. He claimed that the religious text was later shifted from the temple premises.

Lakshminarayanan further said that Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai told him that every offering made to the temple cannot be displayed in the Mandir.

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Akshat Trivedi

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Jul 5, 2026 18:29 IST

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