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- The picture shared in the viral post is of January 10, when the donation box of Sanwariya Seth Temple was opened in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.
What is the claim?
Amidst the preparations for the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya, new claims are emerging on social media every day. These days, a picture related to donation for the construction of Ram temple is going viral. In this, some people are seen sitting in front of a bundle of notes. While sharing this picture, it is being claimed that Saawariya Seth Mandir Mandafiya Trust has donated Rs 50 crore for the construction of Ram Temple.
This claim is being given a lot of air with the picture on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook. Archive versions of these posts Here, Here, HereAnd Here Can be seen.
Screenshots of the viral post (Source: X, Facebook/Screenshot)
However, our investigation revealed that Sanwariya Seth Temple located in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan has not donated ₹50 crore for the construction of Ram Temple. This photo was taken on January 10 when the donation box of Saawariya Seth Temple was opened.
How do we know the truth?
We searched for the image through reverse image search and found it as the cover image of a report by NDTV Rajasthan published on January 10, 2024.
It has been told in this report that donations worth crores come out every month from the donation box of Shri Sanwariya Seth Temple located in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. Even this month, when the donation box was opened, crores of rupees came out. More than ₹6 crore notes have been issued on the first day of counting this month.
Viral picture present in NDTV Rajasthan report (Source: NDTV/Screenshot)
In another report of NDTV Rajasthan on January 14, this amount has been said to be more than ₹ 10 crore 63 lakh. Apart from this, a picture similar to the viral picture is also present in the report of ABP News.
Nowhere in these reports is there any mention of the donation given by Saawariya Seth Temple for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Did Saawariya Seth Temple give 50 crores for the construction of Ram Temple?
After this we contacted Nand Kishore Taylor, administrative officer of Saawariya Seth Temple and asked him about the viral claim, to which he said, “This is fake news. No such donation has been made to Ram Temple by our Trust. Someone has spread this fake news.” When we asked him about the viral picture, he told that the donation box of the temple is opened every month. It was just opened on 10 January. That’s when this picture was taken.
Regarding this matter, we also contacted Kameshwar Chaupal, a member of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust of Ayodhya. Expressing his inability to have independent information about any such donation, he said, “Donations can be made online and by visiting the pilgrimage area. There is no list of who donated how much. “All this work is done at the time of audit, which happens every six months.”
According to media reports, in the last three years the temple trust has received donations worth about ₹ 5,000 crore. The trust has spent more than one thousand crore rupees for the construction of the temple.
Decision
Our investigation makes it clear that the claim of donating ₹50 crore for the construction of Ram temple by Sanwaria Seth Temple Trust located in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan is false. The picture of the bundle of notes shared with it was clicked when Saawariya Seth’s donation box was opened. Its Ram Mandir Has no connection with. Therefore we consider the viral claim to be wrong.
Disclaimer: This report was first logicalfacts.com But it was printed. This story has been republished in ABP Live Hindi with special arrangement. ABP Live Hindi has not made any changes in the report except the headline.