Odisha govt gives control of Govardhan Math to Puri’s Shankaracharya
The Odisha government late Monday evening decided to hand over the control of the Govardhan Math to Puri’s Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati.
“The state cabinet which met in the evening passed a proposal to exclude the Govardhan Matt from the Act considering the pre-eminence and unique place occupied by the Shankaracharya among Hindu religious institutions of State.
The resolution said an amendment in the Act will be made soon for better upkeep of the religious pre-eminence chief secretary Asit Tripathy said.