Mysore/Mysuru: Udupi Pejawar Mutt Seer Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swamiji, who is also the Trustee of Ayodhya Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, has said: “While we are rejoicing over the construction of Sri Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, the challenge of protecting the temple is before us.”
The Swamiji addressed a gathering of devotees during a programme organised in his honour, by Haridasa Sangeetha Sahityotsava Samithi at Sarada Vilas College Centenary Hall, Krishnamurthypuram in the city on Monday. “We are immersed in joy over Sri Ram Mandir been built at Ayodhya, with the ceremony of consecrating the idol having been completed. However, in reality we should not just rejoice over this, as unlike earlier we are shouldered with immense responsibility. The construction of Ram Mandir was itself a bigger challenge, but now we have to handle the challenge of preserving the temple in its veritable form. It took 500 years for the temple to become a reality and we have to essentially put in continuous efforts to preserve the temple,” said the Pejawar Swamiji.
