Nritya Gopal Das, the head of Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is supervising the development of the temple in Ayodhya, has tried positive for the novel coronavirus, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Thursday.

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, who was one of the five persons on stage for the bhoomi pujan for a Ram temple in Ayodhya, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Photographs show him standing near @narendramodi without a mask. https://t.co/B7wgQhhGjO

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Das had on 5 August imparted the phase to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP Governor Anandiben Patel, among others, during the Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan function in Ayodhya.

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das had shared the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the groundbreaking ceremony for Ram Temple on August 5.@myogiadityanath #RamMandirAyodhya #MahantNrityaGopalDas https://t.co/yRBUa4G2hj
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Tried positive in Mathura

Das, who is likewise the leader of Krishna Janambhoomi Nyas, was in Mathura to partake in the Janmashtami festivities when he tried positive. As indicated by Mathura local authorities, specialists have revealed to them that he is having a gentle temperature and has been given medicine.

Watch | Ram Temple Trust head Nritya Gopal Das, who tested positive for #COVID19, will be treated at Medanta in Gurgaon, @alok_pandey brings in the latest pic.twitter.com/BP58iRx3XI
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