Kedarnath temple committee debunks viral claims about ‘gold rip-off’

On Thursday (June 15), a video of ‘Acharya’ Santosh Trivedi surfaced on social media whereby he accused the Badri-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) of engineering a ‘gold scam.’

Trivedi, who serves because the Vice-President of Char Dham Tirth Purohit Samaj, claimed that the gold plating contained in the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple has reworked into brass.

In a viral video, he could possibly be heard saying, “The sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple was studded with gold, only a few months ago. Today, when I came to visit the sacred shine, I saw that the gold plating has transformed into brass.”

“Why did the authorities not examine the gold? And who is responsible for this? Which member of the temple committee is liable for this? A scam of ₹125 crore has taken place in Kedarnath,” he claimed.

Trivedi alleged, “Gold which was stated to be value ₹125 crores has become brass…This is a fraud…Who did this? There needs to be rapid motion towards these accused. The gold was given to the temple committee. Why didn’t they examine the gold?

He additional added, “When we opposed the decision of putting up gold plates in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, they put up these plates overnight in contravention to our tradition. At that time, the deity was asleep. But, they nevertheless put up gold plates stealthily.”

“If action is not taken against those accused, then, we will launch a protest and drive them away from the temple,” the Congress-friendly Acharya warned.

Several information studies reiterate the allegation of a ‘gold scam’

Several information publications together with Congress mouthpiece National Herald reiterated the allegations levelled by ‘Acharya’ Santosh Trivedi a couple of supposed gold rip-off on the Kedarnath temple.

It should be talked about {that a} Maharashtra-based businessman donated 230 kg of gold to the Kedarnath temple as he wished to see the partitions of the sanctum sanctorum plated with the valuable metallic.

His ‘long-held wish’ was granted by the Badri-Kedarnath Temple Committee and the Government of Uttarakhand.

Badri-Kedarnath Temple Committee debunks viral claims

The Committee, which manages the Kedarnath temple, has rubbished the claims of ‘Acharya’ Santosh Trivedi. In a press launch on Thursday (June 15), it stated, “The work of decorating the sanctum sanctorum of Shri Kedarnath Temple with gold plates was done in the year 2022 with the help of a donor.”

At current, a video is being circulated on social media by some those that gold value ₹ 1,15,00,00,000 (One Billion Fifteen Crore rupees) has been positioned within the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. Misleading info is being circulated with out info. Efforts are additionally being made to harm the feelings of the general public,” the press launch learn.

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It identified, “…The Shri Badri-Kedarnath Temple Committee would like to clarify that a total of 23,777.800 grams of gold has been placed in the sanctum sanctorum of Shri Kedarnath Temple with the help of a donor. The current value of the used gold, according to the market rate is approximately Rs ₹14.38 crores.”

The Badri-Kedarnath Temple Committee added that copper plates together with gold have been used to brighten the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. “The total weight of the copper plates used is 1,001.300 kg, whose total value is ₹29,00,000,” it emphasised.

While refuting the outrageous claims of ‘Acharya’ Santosh Trivedi, the Committee stated that authorized motion has been initiated towards these discovered peddling faux information concerning the Kedarnath temple.