 "There are around 80 small or big temples near the 128-year-old Thikana Shri Ram Temple at Jaipur's Chandpole, which will see voting on April 19 | Photo: Shreya jai")
Ram temple | Photo: Shreya jai
Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotirmath, Uttarakhand refrained from paying obeisance at the Ram temple here on Sunday, asserting that prayers cannot be offered in a partially-constructed shrine.
He said he would offer worship at the Ram temple only when the “shikhar” (topmost part) of the structure is fully constructed.
He conducted a special prayer service at the Chineshwarnath temple and performed the circumambulation of the Ram Janmabhoomi complex along the Ramkot locality in Ayodhya.
Saraswati also started a nationwide “Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra” from Ayodhya.
A congregation was convened by the Shankaracharya here in the presence of seers from Ayodhya.
The convention called for the enshrinement of constitutional provisions and enactment of laws to ensure the inviolable protection of cows.
He requested the government to ban cow slaughter. “Our yatra will traverse through various regions of the country, with prominent mahants and the masses joining us,” he said.
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First Published: Sep 22 2024 | 6:48 PM IST
