Ram Devotee Challa Srinivas Sastry walks from Hyderabad to Ayodhya with Lord Ram’s footwear

Ram Devotee Challa Srinivas Sastry walks from Hyderabad
to Ayodhya with Lord Ram’s footwear

The forthcoming inauguration of the Shri Rama temple in Ayodhya is all over the news. Whether it is the supporters and devotees or the critics and detractors, and whether they are from the fields of politics, religious institutions, media outlets or laypersons, everyone is talking of it.

So, even those involved with the making of the temple and its idols, sculptures, doors and other accessories; the architects, designers, engineers, sculptors, workers…they are all also in the spotlight now.

Now, an ardent Rama devotee, Hyderabad based 64 year old Challa Srinivasa Sastry too hits the headlines as he makes his way to Ayodhya, walking over thousands of kilometres, bearing on his head, the padukas or footwear of Rama for the new temple, well before its inauguration.The footwear is estimated to cost Rs 65 lakh, approximately.

News Edit K.V.Raman