Kanchi Sankara Mutt’s senior pontiff Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, who died of cardiac arrest at the age of 82 on Wednesday, was laid to rest today next to his predecessor, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi, in ‘Brindavan Annexe in Kanchipuram.
The mortal remains of Shri Chandrasekerendra Saraswathi were interred in 1993.
According to the media reports, the junior pontiff of the Mutt Vijayendra Saraswathi performed the last rites ceremony, which was attended by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
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Union Ministers Sadananda Gowda and Pon Radhakrishnan were also present at the ceremony.
Jayendra Saraswathi, regarded as one of the most influential spiritual leaders of his time but whose shock arrest in a murder case robbed the spiritual shine of the Kanchi mutt, died in Kanchipuram yesterday.
The final rituals for burying the mortal remains, called ‘Brindhavana Pravesam,’ began with an ‘abishekam’ or bath. Milk and honey were the ingredients used in the abishekam.
After ‘abishekam’, recital of Vedic hymns took place by priests in the presence of Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi and some close family members.
A large number of devotees have gathered here for the burial ceremony amid tight security.
(With agency inputs)
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