Shankaracharya

The Himalayan Echoes festival retells tales of Kumaon, its wildlife, craft and food

A festival like Himalayan Echoes is as much a reminder of what’s dying as it is of the need to bring it back to life.

Jayendra Saraswathi passes away: Controversial seer's successor Vijayendra Saraswathi has his task cut out

Jayendra Saraswathi's successor Vijayendra has his task cut out, for he not only has to anoint a successor but also preside over the affairs of the Mutt.

Ujjain Simhastha: BJP's attempt to woo Dalit sadhus is an attempt to clinch UP elections

Mahakumbh Mela, the largest congregation of Hindus held every twelve years on the banks of holy rivers in Haridwar, Prayag (Allahabad), Nashik and Ujjain, riddled with paradoxes.

Charges against me a lie: Kanchi Sankaracharya tells court in an assault case against him

Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi on Monday told a court in Chennai that the charges made out against him by the prosecution in the auditor Radhakrishnan assault case were a "lie".

'Dharm Sansad' in Allahabad seeks removal of Sai Baba idols, ban on PK

A 'Dharm Sansad' congregation of Hindu religious leaders in Allahabad has sought the removal of idols of Sai Baba of Shirdi and a ban on PK.

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.

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'.

Shankaracharya wages war on Sai Baba, backed by Naga sadhus

Naga sadhus accepting the call of the Shankaracharya of Dwarka and Jyotir Math, Swami Swaroopanand to launch a crusade to save the Hindu faith.

Complaint filed against Shankaracharya for remarks against Sai Baba

A local activist has filed a complaint against Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand for his controversial remarks against Shirdi Sai Baba.