Varanasi, Feb. 27 -- Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand celebrated Holi with flowers at Jyotish Vidyapeeth and extended his greetings on the occasion, following the Allahabad High Court's stay order on his arrest earlier today.

Additionally, the Batuks (young disciples) of the monastery took the Shankaracharya's blessings while raising slogans of "Gau Hamari Mata Hai" (The Cow is our Mother) and "Shankaracharya Ki Jai" (Victory to the Shankaracharya).

Speaking to ANI, a disciple of Shankaracharya welcomed the High Court's order, calling it a victory of righteousness and extended cooperation for the legal proceedings.

"We were saying this from the beginning that those students never studied here and had no contact with Shankrachary...