Bengaluru : Shivakumara Swami, the 111-year-old seer of the Siddaganga Mutt at Tumakuru near Bengaluru, was a popular and religious leader of the Lingayat community in Karnataka who served the poor and the needy for over eight decades. The Swami, who passed away on Monday at the Mutt, about 70 km northwest of Bengaluru, due […]
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President, PM mourn Karnataka’s 111-year-old seer
New Delhi : President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mourned the death of Karnataka’s 111-year-old revered seer, Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru. “Extremely sad to learn the passing of the spiritual leader… He contributed immensely to society, particularly towards healthcare and education. My condolences to his countless followers,” […]
Karnataka’s 111-year-old seer dead
Bengaluru | Karnataka’s 111-year-old revered seer, Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt at Tumakuru, is dead, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced on Monday. “His holiness, Swamiji passed away at 11.44 a.m. at the Mutt during his treatment for lung infection,” Kumaraswamy told the media in Tumakuru, about 70km from here. The Swami had been in and out […]