The Shankaracharyas head the four shrines called ‘peeths’ situated in Joshimath in Uttarakhand, Dwarka in Gujarat, Puri in Odisha and Sringeri in Karnataka.
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.
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All four Shankaracharya (pontiffs of major Hindu shrines) will not attend the inauguration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.
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The shrines were established by the eighth-century religious scholar Adi Shankaracharya. The chiefs of the two shrines will not attend the inauguration because religious scriptures were not being adhered.
Joshimath Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati stated that none of the four pontiffs would be in Ayodhya on January 22 because the temple was being consecrated before construction was completed.
Avimukteshwaranand said, “It is the duty of Shankaracharya to ensure that religious scriptures are properly followed. The scriptures are being undermined by carrying out consecration before the construction of the temple is complete. There is no reason for this rush.”
The head of the Ram temple trust, said the temple belongs to the Ramanand sect of Hindus, and not to ascetics belonging to the Shaiva and Shakta traditions. The four Shankaracharya are part of the Shaiva tradition.
The Ramanand sect was founded by 15th-century Vaishnavite devotee Ramanandi. The Vaishnavites worship the Hindu deity Vishnu, of whom Ram is believed to be an incarnation. Rai does not belong to the Ramanand sect.
