Shankaracharya returned from outside the Avimukteshwaranand temple after seeing his mother.
– Photo : Amar Ujala
The controversy over the new Shankaracharya is heating up. Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Swami, who arrived here on Monday to have darshan of Mata Annapurna, had to return after seeing from outside. The security of the monastery of Jyotrimath’s Shankaracharya Swami Vasudevanand Saraswati Maharaj has been increased. After which the gates have also been closed for the devotees.
Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Maharaj is to be greeted today in Joshimath. Before that the security of the mythological monastery has been increased. As Shankaracharya Avimukteshwarananda Swami went to visit the Annapurna temple in the old Math in the morning, the temple pavilion was locked here, while the temple was open from inside. Shankaracharya returned from outside the Avimukteshwar Nand temple after seeing his mother.
Let us tell you that the Supreme Court has banned Pattabhishek, but Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand says that his Pattabhishek has been done. So now he is the new Shankaracharya, but the controversy about the new Shankaracharya is increasing. A Mahasammelan is to be organized in Jyotirmath on Monday on the occasion of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj becoming the Shankaracharya of Jyotishpeeth. From Joshimath Nagar to Jyotirmath, grandly decorated for the Mahasammelan.
On Sunday, Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotirmath as well as Shankaracharya Sadanand Saraswati Maharaj from Dwarka and Vidhushekhar Bharati Maharaj from Sringeri were accorded a grand welcome by the local people in Badrinath, Kedarnath and Jyotirmath as well as the Sant Samaj.
On Saturday, all the three Shankaracharyas reached Badrinath Dham. On Sunday, special pujas were organized after the darshan of Badrinath Dham. They reached Kedarnath by helicopter at around 11 am. After worship and darshan in Kedarnath, all the three Shankaracharyas again reached Badrinath Dham in the afternoon.