Viral video shows a Jain Shrine in Jharkhand, not Ayodhya Ram Mandir - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 1, 2024
A video showing the beautiful architecture of a temple, featuring moving pillars, is being widely shared on social media claiming that the video showcases the newly inaugurated Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals of the newly built Ayodhya Ram Mandir.
Fact: The video shows a Jain shrine named Shri Sammed Shikharji Taleti Tirth. It is at the foothills of the Parasnath hills in Jharkhand. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
First, we compared the viral visuals with that of the newly built Ayodhya Ram Mandir and found that the viral video does not show the Ayodhya Ram Mandir.
Next, a reverse image search of the viral video led us to the same video, which was first uploaded by a user named Rohan Jain on 29 December 2023. In the description, Jain stated that the video showcases the Shri Sammed Shikharji Taleti Tirth (Shrine) located in Madhuban, Jharkhand.
Comparing the architecture in the viral video with that of this Jain Shrine confirms that the viral video indeed depicts the Shri Sammed Shikharji Taleti Tirth in Jharkhand.
Shri Sammed Shikharji Taleti Tirth is a newly constructed Jain Shrine situated at the foothills of the Parasnath hills in Jharkhand. The site comprises 31 temples, each dedicated to a different Tirthankara or Jain saint. The primary temple is the Jal Mandir, where the 23rd Tirthankara, Parshvanatha, attained Moksha. The shrine’s social media accounts previously shared videos (here and here) of the rotating pillars seen in the viral video.
A post shared by श्री समेतशिखर तलेटी तीर्थ (@taletitirth)
To sum it up, the viral video showcases the Shri Sammed Shikharji Taleti Tirth in Jharkhand and not the Ayodhya Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh.