Jagadguru Paramahans Acharya of ‘Tapaswi Chhawani’, Ayodhya prevented from entering Taj Mahal

• Not allowed to carry his iron ‘Brahmadanda’
• The security officer later apologised !  

(Left side) Jagadguru Paramahans Acharya 

Agra (UP) – Jagadguru Paramahans Acharya of Tapaswi Chhawani, Ayodhya wanted to visit the Taj Mahal, but he was stopped by the security guards at the entrance who did not allow him to go inside. Paramahans Acharya has claimed that due to his saffron robes and Brahmadanda, he was stopped from going in. The security officers have claimed that because of the Brahmadanda carried by him, he was prevented from entering. The officers, however, apologised to him as the row over the issue started taking a serious turn.

Paramhans Acharya ‘denied’ entry into Taj Mahal; Says Saffron irked authorities https://t.co/Or3FqRyTYy

— Hindustan Times (@HindustanTimes) April 27, 2022

1. Jagatguru Paramahans Acharya said about the incident that he had gone there to see the buried Shivalinga. At 5.30 p.m. when he was about to enter the Taj Mahal with his disciples, the security officials of the Central Industrial Security Force stopped him and objected to his saffron robes and Brahmadanda. His tickets were checked. His disciples tried to take photos of the security officials, but their mobile phones were taken away and photos were deleted.

2. Paramahans Acharya’s disciple said that nobody had stopped them from carrying the Brahmadanda at Mathura, Ayodhya, and Kashi even though  mobile phones are prohibited at those places. Brahmadanda is made of wood and not iron. Prohibition on entry due to saffron robes is quite alarming. (Is it India or Pakistan to prohibit someone just because of wearing saffron colour ? – Editor)

3. The Superintendent of the Archaeology Department said that Jagadguru Paramahans Acharya was carrying an iron bar and that was not allowed inside. The security staff told him to leave the iron bar outside, but it was not agreed upon.

Mahant Paramhans Das denied entry to Taj Mahal yesterday. Ayodhya Mahant claims Taj Mahal a Shiv Temple, Tejo Mahalaya.

Listen in.#TajMahal pic.twitter.com/vxiFZy5jbx

— News18 (@CNNnews18) April 27, 2022

Devout Hindu activists condemn the incident !

The devout Hindu activists have strongly condemned the incident of preventing Jagadguru Paramahans Acharya’s entry; therefore, the Police force was deployed outside the office of the Archaeology Department. The devout Hindu activists had gathered with an effigy for condemning the Archaeology Department on the morning of 27^th April 2022. The effigy was confiscated by the Police on duty. ‘Hindu Mahasabha’ has lodged a complaint against the Department.

Anti-Hindu tourists making mockery of Paramahans Acharya !

Jagadguru Paramahans Acharya said that a tourist from South India who was present there said making fun that ‘You have a beard. You can wear a cap, but why did you wear a saffron robe ?’ It is said that even Yogi Adityanath was stopped from entering because of his saffron robe. Paramahans Acharya has demanded action against the persons who stopped him from going in.

Editorial viewpoint

How can the security machinery working under the purview of the Central Government insult Hindu Saints in such a manner ? Have they not been taught how to respect Saints ?