Haridwar, May 6 -- Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Tuesday spoke about the naming of the newly built Digha temple as 'Jagannath Dham' and stated that a 'Dham' can only be in one place, and it would not be right to call this temple as 'Dham'.

Speaking to ANI, Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati said, "The word 'dham' should not be used as there is only one 'Dham' of Lord Jagannath, which is in Puri. A 'Dham' can only be in one place. It would not be right to call this temple as 'Dham'."

This comes after the West Bengal government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, referred to the Digha temple as "Jagannath Dham," a term traditionally reserved for the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.

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