The Puri Shankaracharya has refused to attend grand consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, stating proper norms are not being followed for the event and there's politics over it.
Ayodhya: Preparations for the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram's idol in the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya are in full swing. Meanwhile, Shankaracharya of Puri has declined to participate in the consecration event, media reports said.