Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath opposes plans to build Kedarnath temple in Delhi

Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, Swami Avimukteshwaranand on, strongly opposed the plans to build Kedarnath temple in Delhi saying that 12 Jyotirlingas have been mentioned in the Shiv Mahapuran with name and location, adding that when the address for Kedarnath is in the Himalayas, how can it be in Delhi?

"There cannot be a symbolic Kedarnath... 12 Jyotirlingas have been



mentioned in the Shiv Puran, with name and location... When the address for Kedarnath is in the Himalayas, how can it be in Delhi?... There are political reasons behind this... Political people are entering our religious places... There is a gold scam in Kedarnath, why is that issue not raised? After doing a scam there, now Kedarnath will be built in Delhi? And then there will be another scam.