Elon Musk's dad visits Ram temple, calls it ‘wonderful' experience
Ayodhya/Lucknow: Errol Musk, the father of tech billionaire CEO and Tesla founder
Elon Musk
, visited the Ram temple in
Ayodhya
on Wednesday and described the experience as 'wonderful' and one of the 'best things' he has ever done.
Musk landed at Ayodhya airport in a private jet from Delhi around 2.30pm. He was accompanied by his daughter Alexandra Musk and senior executives from a private company.
Dressed in a kurta-pyjama, Errol Musk went straight to the Ram temple where he performed rituals. He stayed at the temple for about 40 minutes, learning about Hindu mythology during his visit. The temple trust presented him with offerings. Next he paid obeisance at Hanuman Garhi temple.
"It's wonderful, absolutely wonderful (Ayodhya visit). It's one of the best things I've ever done. I'm so glad I came to see it and can't wait till the temple gets completed, the big temple, it's going to be something like a wonder of the world," Errol said.
Before his departure from the temple town, Errol told reporters: "India is a wonderful place. As many people as possible should visit India. The people here are lovely."
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Errol Musk is on a five-day trip to India.
Vivek Bindra, an executive and individual who accompanied Errol Musk, said, "Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram. We brought Errol Musk and his daughter Alexandra with us. We visited Lord Ram, and we are planning to visit Lord Krishna at the Iskcon temple in Delhi."
Officials confirmed that Errol Musk was given a tight security cover during his visit. "There is already a three-layer security cover in Ayodhya, which includes round-the-clock deployment of high-tech anti-drone systems capable of detecting and neutralising unauthorised aerial activity," a police officer said.
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