Mohit Pandey (Ayodhya Ram Mandir)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohit Pandey

• Mohit Pandey is an Indian priest. In 2023, he was appointed as one of the chief pujaris to serve at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir.

• His uncle was a scholar of Vedas. Mohit followed the footsteps of his uncle and at a very young age, he decided to follow the path of religion.

  

• He applied for the recruitment of priests in the Ayodhya Ram Mandir in 2023. Around 3000 candidates applied for the post and out of them Mohit was shortlisted in the top 200 candidates, who were interviewed on a merit basis. The interview was conducted at Karsevak Puram, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Ayodhya.

• After the interview, only 20 candidates were selected by three-member penal including a Hindu preacher from Vrindavan named Jaykant Mishra, and two mahants named Satyanarayan Das and Nandini Sharan from Ayodhya.

• After clearing the final round, Mohit was selected as the priest at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. He underwent six months training before starting his services as a priest at the temple which was scheduled to be inaugurated on 22 January 2024.

  

• In December 2023, a few days after he was announced as one of the priests in the temple, his intimate photos went viral on social media. After an investigation by the Ayodhya Police, it was found that the Congress leader from Gujarat Hitendra Pithadiya had paid someone to morph Mohit’s photo and circulate it in the media. Hitendra was then immediately arrested by the local police for defaming Mohit and circulating the deepfake photos. ^[3]Amar Ujala