Laxmikant Dixit, Chief Priest Who Led Pran Pratishtha Ceremony At Ayodhya's Ram Temple, Passes Away At 86
Pandit Laxmikant Mathuranath Dixit, the chief priest who led the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, passed away at the age of 86, on Saturday at 6:45 AM.
Pandit Laxmikant Mathuranath Dixit, the chief priest who led the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya in January this year, passed away at the age of 86, on Saturday at 6:45 AM.
A vedic scholar from Varanasi, he was well-known for his devotion towards the Hindu community, Sanskrit language, and the Indian culture. The scholar was chosen to lead a team of 121 scholars from aa the branches of the Vedas to solemnise the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.
It is said that he was a descendant of the distinguished Kashi scholar Gaga Bhatt of the 17th century. Bhatt was the one who headed the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj around 350 years ago in 1674.
PM Modi Expresses Condolences
Upon receiving news about the death of the chief priest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences and posted on X: "I received the sorrowful news of the demise of Lakshmikant Dixit Ji, the eminent scholar of the country and the Yajurveda teacher at the Sangveda School. Dixit Ji was a renowned figure in the scholarly tradition of Kashi."
Recalling his meeting with the priest, PM Modi further wrote: "I had the privilege of his company during the inauguration ceremonies of Kashi Vishwanath Dham and the Ram Temple. His passing is an irreplaceable loss to society."
देश के मूर्धन्य विद्वान और साङ्गवेद विद्यालय के यजुर्वेदाध्यापक लक्ष्मीकान्त दीक्षित जी के निधन का दुःखद समाचार मिला। दीक्षित जी काशी की विद्वत् परंपरा के यशपुरुष थे। काशी विश्वनाथ धाम और राम मंदिर के लोकार्पण पर्व पर मुझे उनका सान्निध्य मिला। उनका निधन समाज के लिए अपूरणीय क्षति…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 22, 2024
'Irreplaceable Loss To Spiritual & Literary World': Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also condoled the death of Acharya Dixit and wrote on X: "The passing of Vedamurti, Acharya Shri Lakshmikant Dixit Ji, the erudite scholar of Kashi and the chief priest of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi consecration, is an irreplaceable loss to the spiritual and literary world."
UP CM Yogi also said that Dixit will always be remembered for his service to the Sanskrit language and Indian culture.
"We pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed virtuous soul a place at His feet and to give his disciples and followers the strength to bear this grief," he added.
काशी के प्रकांड विद्वान एवं श्री राम जन्मभूमि प्राण प्रतिष्ठा के मुख्य पुरोहित, वेदमूर्ति, आचार्य श्री लक्ष्मीकांत दीक्षित जी का गोलोकगमन अध्यात्म व साहित्य जगत की अपूरणीय क्षति है।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) June 22, 2024
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