Purification prayer of the famous Vishnupad temple of Gaya, Bihar, was done with all prayers and rituals on August 24 after State Information and Technology Minister Mohd. Israil Mansuri, who belongs from the minority community, entered into its garbh-grih (sanctum sanctorum) along with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 22 to offer prayers.
The temple committee washed the temple premises and also demanded removal of the Minister from Mr. Kumar’s Cabinet. The State BJP leaders, earlier, had demanded ‘public apology’ from the Chief Minister for taking a non-Hindu inside the temple.
Entry of non-Hindus is strictly prohibited inside the world famous Vishnupad temple where people visit for prayer after offering pind dan of their ancestors on the bank of river Falgu. The code is written in bold fonts on the wall of the temple.
