Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati

The sanyasi akharas have refused to accept the appointment of Swami Avimukteshwaranand as the new Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth after the death of his guru Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.

Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati died at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district on Sunday, his aide said.

Religious leader Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati said on Wednesday that a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya will take place on February 21, even if those gathering there have to "face bullets".

Two key Hindu religious leaders will campaign against Narendra Modi in the temple town of Varanasi from where the BJP's prime ministerial candidate is contesting the Lok Sabha election.

A senior Hindu priest, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, today caused a flutter when he slapped a journalist who asked him about Narendra Modi's chances of becoming Prime Minister.

The sanyasi akharas have refused to accept the appointment of Swami Avimukteshwaranand as the new Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth after the death of his guru Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.

Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati died at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district on Sunday, his aide said.

Religious leader Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati said on Wednesday that a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya will take place on February 21, even if those gathering there have to "face bullets".

Two key Hindu religious leaders will campaign against Narendra Modi in the temple town of Varanasi from where the BJP's prime ministerial candidate is contesting the Lok Sabha election.

A senior Hindu priest, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, today caused a flutter when he slapped a journalist who asked him about Narendra Modi's chances of becoming Prime Minister.