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Someone who talks about Sanatan Dharma being told he is not a Sankaracharya: Avimukteshwaranand

Someone who talks about Sanatan Dharma being told he is not a Sankaracharya: Avimukteshwaranand
Published on Feb 14, 2026 05:26 pm IST

Weeks after Magh Mela row, Yogi says not everyone can assume Shankaracharya title

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in the state assembly on Friday. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 14, 2026 08:14 am IST

Weeks after Magh Mela row, Adityanath says not everyone can use the title ‘Shankaracharya’

Weeks after Magh Mela row, Adityanath says not everyone can use the title ‘Shankaracharya’
Published on Feb 13, 2026 09:53 pm IST

Standoff between Swami Avimukteshwaranand and Magh Mela administration enters day 10

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, head of Jyotish Peeth Badrinath, sits with followers outside his Magh Mela camp in protest (AP)
Published on Jan 28, 2026 04:06 am IST

Amid rift, CCTV cameras set up on seer’s camp premises

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati touring the Mela area on Saturday. (Anil Kumar Maurya/HT)
Published on Jan 25, 2026 07:04 am IST

Magh Mela: Standoff continues, Swami Avimukteshwaranand gets another notice, this one warns of eviction

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati continues his sit-in for the fifth day at the Magh Mela, in Prayagraj on Thursday. (Anil K Maurya/HT Photo)
Published on Jan 23, 2026 07:28 am IST

Mela administration issues second notice to Swami Avimukteshwaranand over Mauni Amavasya incident

Mela administration issues second notice to Swami Avimukteshwaranand over Mauni Amavasya incident
Published on Jan 22, 2026 12:11 pm IST

Withdraw notice within 24 hours, or will go to court: Swami Avimukteshwaranand to Prayagraj Mela Authority

Swami Avimukteshwaranand at his camp in the Magh Mela in Prayagraj on Wednesday. (Anil K Maurya/HT Photo)
Published on Jan 22, 2026 08:28 am IST

Shankaracharya continues protest, Magh Mela admin says he was not insulted

Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand speaking to media outside his camp in Prayagraj on Monday. (HT Photo)
Published on Jan 20, 2026 08:26 am IST

Shankaracharya’s palanquin stopped on way to Sangam, protests follow

Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati stopped by administration while proceeding in a palanquin for holy dip at the Sangam Nose on Sunday. (HT)
Published on Jan 19, 2026 03:16 am IST

‘Cow should have been part of Parliament inauguration ritual’: Shankaracharya

"If a statue of a cow can enter Parliament, why can't a living cow be taken inside?" he asked reporters on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 04, 2025 12:43 pm IST

‘Word secular was not…’: Swami Avimukteshwaranand amid Constitution debate

Shankaracharya Avimukteshwarananda adresses a press conference, in Varanasi.
Updated on Jul 04, 2025 08:59 pm IST

Puri's titular king urges ISCKON to convince Digha temple to remove 'Jagannath Dham' name

Puri's titular king urges ISCKON to convince Digha temple to remove 'Jagannath Dham' name
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:47 pm IST

Shankaracharya ‘expels’ Rahul Gandhi from Hinduism for insulting Manusmriti

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's comments on the Manusmriti offended the Shankaracharya of Jyotirpeeth Badrinath Dham
Published on May 06, 2025 06:45 pm IST

Rig Vedic scholar Satya Chandrashekarendra anointed as junior pontiff of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam

Rig Vedic scholar Satya Chandrashekarendra anointed as junior pontiff of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:16 pm IST

Mahakumbh 2025: 3 Shankaracharyas unite for first time, issue joint 'Dharmadesh'

Saint Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati Maharaj during Mahakumbh 2025, in Prayagraj.
Published on Jan 29, 2025 12:38 am IST

Mahakumbh feels complete with your arrival: CM Yogi to Sringeri Peeth Shankaracharya

U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath meeting Shankaracharya Jagadguru Shri Vidhushekhar Bharti Ji Maharaj of Sringeri Peetham. (HT photo)
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 09:18 pm IST

Mahakumbh-2025: Shankaracharyas start arriving in mela area

The procession of Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati moving towards Mahakumbh mela area. (HT photo)
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 10:25 pm IST

Kanchi Shankaracharya hails PM Modi: ‘Narendra Damodar Das ka Anushasan’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers a fruit basket Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Vijayendra Saraswati during the inauguration of the RJ Sankara Eye Hospital, in Varanasi on Sunday.
Published on Oct 20, 2024 06:59 pm IST

Evening brief: Shankaracharya meets Uddhav; Budget focus on gig workers likely

Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray seeks blessings of Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, Swami Avimukteshwaranand during a meeting, in Mumbai.
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 06:21 pm IST

Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati passes away at 99; PM Modi, Yogi grieve

File photo of the Shankaracharya of Dwaraka-Sharda Peeth Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.
Updated on Sept 11, 2022 11:24 pm IST

How Centre, nudged by PM Modi, made a case for Rath Yatra in Supreme Court

Priests and devotees celebrate after Supreme Court indicated it would allow the annual Rath Yatra, scheduled to start from tomorrow, in Puri on June 22, 2020.
Updated on Jun 22, 2020 09:02 pm IST

Shankaracharya Jayanti 2020: A look at the great Indian philosopher’s life

Adi Shankaracharya is known for consolidating the main thoughts associated with Hinduism.
Updated on Apr 28, 2020 01:42 pm IST

Storm in a tea cup over Sai Baba

CM Uddhav Thackeray
Updated on Jan 22, 2020 12:15 am IST

‘Have no dispute with RSS, why this hostility’: Digvijaya Singh

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Bhopal seat.
Updated on Mar 29, 2019 10:40 am IST

Nyas, Shankaracharya not on same page on shilanyas

Swami Avimukhteshwaranand reading out the ‘Param Dharmadesh’ (decree) before the Shankaracharya on the concluding day of the ‘Param Dharam Sansad’ in Prayagraj.
Published on Jan 31, 2019 01:33 pm IST

Hindus should be ready to face bullets: Shankaracharya on Ram temple issue

Swami Avimukhteshwaranand reading out the ‘Param Dharmadesh’ before the Shankaracharya on the concluding day of the ‘Param Dharam Sansad’ on Wednesday.
Updated on Jan 31, 2019 01:35 pm IST

Quota on caste, economic status wrong, says Dwarka seer

Dwarka Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati has disapproved of the Centre’s decision to provide 10% reservation to economically poor in general category and said that quota, be it on the basis of caste or economic status, was wrong.
Updated on Jan 21, 2019 07:49 am IST

Declare Ayodhya issue of national importance: Shankaracharya

Swami Swaroopanand was addressing a press conference at the Sri Vidya Mutt on Wednesday after conclusion of a three-day param dharma sansad (religious conclave).
Published on Nov 29, 2018 02:09 pm IST

Sadhvi claims she is Pashupathinath temple’s shankaracharya, seers see red

Devotees wait at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu.
Published on Aug 31, 2018 06:48 pm IST