Puri Shankaracharya

The Shankaracharyas of Puri and Badrinath have controversially termed the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony as a breach of the Shastras and are likely to skip the January 22 event.

Ram Temple Consecration Ceremony: At least two shankaracharyas - the most important Hindu religious leaders - will not be present for the Ram Temple ceremony in Ayodhya, citing failure to follow norms and a "political angle" to the event.

Swami Nischalanand Saraswati Maharaj, the Shankaracharya of Puri, disclosed that their decision is rooted in the deviation from established traditions during the installation of the Ram Lalla idol.

The Puri Shankaracharya has refused to attend grand consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, stating proper norms are not being followed for the event and there's politics over it.

Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati and Gajapati king Dibyasingha Dev, who is considered the first servitor of Lord Jagannath, have expressed opposition to allowing entry of non-Hindus into the Puri temple.

The keys of the 12-century Jagannath Temple's treasury have reportedly gone missing, triggering protests by the Shankaracharya of Puri and the opposition BJP.

In Uttar Pradesh, where one of the most interesting and vital polls in recent years will be fought next month, the election process formally began with a 73-year-old "baba" filing his nomination on Tuesday.

The Odisha government on Saturday decided to ensure security of seer Swami Nischalananda Saraswati in the backdrop of a face-off between Daitapati priests and Shankaracharya of Puri over the issue of devotees climbing chariots during Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra.

Ahead of the Puri Shankaracharya taking any decision on whether to allow foreigners to climb the chariot of Lord Jagannath during Rath yatra festival, the priests association today suggested the Odisha government to make special arrangement for foreigners to have 'darshan' of the deity.

Western influence was one of the main reasons behind the rise in incidents of rape in the country, Sankaracharya of Puri Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati said in Kolkata today.

The Shankaracharyas of Puri and Badrinath have controversially termed the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony as a breach of the Shastras and are likely to skip the January 22 event.

Ram Temple Consecration Ceremony: At least two shankaracharyas - the most important Hindu religious leaders - will not be present for the Ram Temple ceremony in Ayodhya, citing failure to follow norms and a "political angle" to the event.

Swami Nischalanand Saraswati Maharaj, the Shankaracharya of Puri, disclosed that their decision is rooted in the deviation from established traditions during the installation of the Ram Lalla idol.

The Puri Shankaracharya has refused to attend grand consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, stating proper norms are not being followed for the event and there's politics over it.

Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati and Gajapati king Dibyasingha Dev, who is considered the first servitor of Lord Jagannath, have expressed opposition to allowing entry of non-Hindus into the Puri temple.

The keys of the 12-century Jagannath Temple's treasury have reportedly gone missing, triggering protests by the Shankaracharya of Puri and the opposition BJP.

In Uttar Pradesh, where one of the most interesting and vital polls in recent years will be fought next month, the election process formally began with a 73-year-old "baba" filing his nomination on Tuesday.

The Odisha government on Saturday decided to ensure security of seer Swami Nischalananda Saraswati in the backdrop of a face-off between Daitapati priests and Shankaracharya of Puri over the issue of devotees climbing chariots during Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra.

Ahead of the Puri Shankaracharya taking any decision on whether to allow foreigners to climb the chariot of Lord Jagannath during Rath yatra festival, the priests association today suggested the Odisha government to make special arrangement for foreigners to have 'darshan' of the deity.

Western influence was one of the main reasons behind the rise in incidents of rape in the country, Sankaracharya of Puri Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati said in Kolkata today.