Seers opposed to naming temple at Delhi after the name of Kedarnath, the 12th Jyotirlinga established by Adi Guru Shankaracharya in the 8th century

The opposition to bringing up the replica of Kedarnath Jyotirling at Delhi appears to be growing.

Earlier it was the Shankaracharya of Jyotishpeeth Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati who had opposed to the creation of another Jyotirlinga. Now the head priest of Ram Temple in Ayodhya has raised his voice against the coming up of another Jyotirlinga.

Kedarnath is in Uttarakhand. This Jyotirling is twelfth in the row of the other Jyotirlingas established in ancient times.

This Jyotirlinga holds tremendous incomparable powers.

 The head priest of Ram Temple at Ayodhya Acharya Satendra Nath Das has joined the league of seers objecting to a new temple in Delhi in the name of Kedar Nath Dham.

If such a temple is to come up it should be given another name. There is only one Kedarnath temple and it will remain exclusive. Creating another one does not augur well.

Several seers in Prayagraj have also expressed surprise over the move to name a temple in Delhi as Kedarnath Dham.

The temple of Kedarnath presents an imposing sight, standing in the middle of a wide plateau surrounded by lofty snow-clad peaks. The temple was originally built in the 8th century AD by Jagat Guru Adi Shankaracharya and stands adjacent to the site of an even earlier temple built by the Pandavas.

Legend has it that the Pandavas built the original temple of Kedarnath and the present temple was established by Adi Shankaracharya who restored the glory of the shrine in the 8th century AD. This temple is said to be 1200 years old and one among the 12 Jyotirlingas in the country.

Meanwhile, Shankaracharya of Jyotishpeeth Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on the laying of the foundation stone of a Kedarnath temple in New Delhi by Uttarakhand Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “When Kedarnath’s address is in the Himalayas, how can it be in Delhi? Why are you confusing the people?