PM Modi unveils Adi Shankaracharya’s statue at Kedarnath temple

Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya at His reconstructed Samadhi here. This statue of Shankaracharya is 12-foot tall and weighs 35 tonnes. The Prime Minister dedicated this Samadhi site to the public. This Samadhi site was destroyed in the 2013 floods. Adi Shankaracharya, born in Kerala, had restored the Kedarnath Temple before. Prime Minister Modi performed puja and Rudrabhishek.  Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd) and CM Pushkar Singh Dhami were present on this occasion.

No words are enough to do justice to the monumental contribution of the great Adi Shankaracharya towards preserving our culture. In Kedarnath today, I had the honour of dedicating to the nation the Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi. pic.twitter.com/niV2Gg2Hd9

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 5, 2021

I saw the destruction with my eyes – PM Modi

While addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Modi said, I was the Chief Minister of Gujarat when the floods had hit this place in 2013. I could not stop myself; I came running here. I saw the destruction here with my own eyes.

Today PM Sri @narendramodi Ji will dedicate to the nation a massive Adi Shankaracharya murthy at Kedarnath – the samadhi sthalam of Adi Shankara.

Pre 2014 one could not even imagine a PM bestow such an honour to Adi Shankara.
Bharat has come a long way.

Thank you, Modi Ji. pic.twitter.com/diFaXAGwC1

— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) November 5, 2021

I had suffered the pain. People visiting this place were doubtful about the reconstruction of Kedardham. But my voice within was telling me that the place will stand with more glory than before. You are witnessing the reconstruction of Shankaracharya’s Samadhi. This is an unfathomable scene of India’s spiritual prosperity and heritage.