Sai Baba

Shankaracharya is wrong, God doesn't punish honeymooners, encourage drought, rape

Believers like Shankaracharya find it more convenient to have someone to blame and fear, to find the hand of god in natural calamities.

Venkaiah disagrees with Shankaracharya Swaroopanand's remark on women in Shani Shingnapur temple

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu expressed disagreement with Shankaracharya's statements on women's entry into temples and Sai Baba's worship.

Women at Shani Shingnapur will increase rape cases: Twitter mocks Shankaracharya Swaroopanand

"By that logic there should have been no rape in the 400 yrs of this ban," one user said as Twitterati lashed out against Shankaracharya Swaroopanand

Puttaparthi cancelled? Sai Baba's death tests a town's faith

The Sai Baba transformed the small village of Puttaparthi into a bustling town. Puttaparthi is anxiously waiting to see if the crowds will return now that its crowd-puller-in-chief is gone.

SC refuses to interfere on Sai Baba controversy

The bench asked the devotees, who filed the PIL, to approach proper forum in case of a problem created against them.

Trust files PIL in SC to restrain derogatory remarks against Sai Baba

The case was mentioned before a bench of justices AR Dave and UU Lalit but Justice Dave recused himself from hearing the case.

Shankaracharya demands probe into the foreign funds of Sai Baba devotees

Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati on Friday said the Home Ministry should probe the alleged flow of foreign funds into the bank accounts of Sai Baba supporters.

Shankaracharya's diktat on Sai Baba: Chhattisgarh is Hindutva politics' new nursery

A 'Dharma Sansad' convened by the Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati of Dwarka Peeth passed a resolution that Sai Baba, the 19th century saint from Shirdi, should not be worshipped as a deity by the followers of 'Sanatan Dharma'.

Don't worship Sai Baba as a deity, rules Dharma Sansad

A 'Dharma Sansad' convened by the Shankaracharya of Dwarka Peeth passed a resolution that Sai Baba should not be worshipped as a deity.

Sai Baba just a 'Muslim fakir', can't be worshipped: Shankaracharya

Refusing to budge from his stand on Shirdi Sai Baba, Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand on Sunday described him as a Muslim ascetic who could not be worshipped like a Hindu deity and said his campaign to protect the Hindu religion will continue even if he is sent to jail.