Shivakumara Swamy, the head of the Sree Siddaganga Mutt, passed away, on the 21st of January.
H.D. Kumaraswamy, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, confirmed the demise of seer Shivakumar Swamy and said, “Siddaganga Math seer Sri Shivakumara Swamiji passed away at 11.44 am today. The cremation will be done on 22nd January at 4.30 pm.”
Shivakumar Swamy, 111 years old, was suffering from prolonged illness and had contracted a lung infection after undergoing a liver bypass on the 8th of December 2018. He was being treated for the lung infection since the 3rd of January at a hospital in Chennai.
Later, he was shifted to the Siddaganga Mutt in Bengaluru, where he was on a ventilator for the past 15 days.
Seer Shivakumara Swamy was also known as Nadedaduva Devaru or the Walking God. He was also the head of the Sree Siddaganga Education Society. As a part of this Education Society, 100 educational institutions were started in Karnataka, headed by Swamyji.
The State Government declared a three day mourning period and a public holiday on the 22nd of January, following the demise of Swamyji. The body of Shivakumara Swamy will remain at the Mutt, for people to pay their last respects to him.
VIP leaders, ministers, businessmen and many other devotees rushed to the Mutt to pay their last respects to Shivakumara Swamy.
Karnataka Ministers took to Twitter and expressed grief over the death of Swamyji.
My association with #ShivakumaraSwamiji has been on a very personal & spiritual level.
He elevated me from a mere human to someone more spiritually. Guru has joined his Guru & MahaGuru. I am sure they will keep their benevolent watch over us
Bhavapoorna Shraddhanjali pic.twitter.com/KdPd4E7kDV
— Dr Jagadish J Hiremut (@Kaalateetham) January 21, 2019
Condolences on the passing away of #ShivakumaraSwamiji https://t.co/MxhP2Jv03k
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) January 21, 2019
Pained and deeply saddened by the passing away of His Holiness Dr. Shri Shri Shri Shivakumara Swami ji. A remarkable personality who impacted crores of lives through his outstanding service to the society. His demise is a great loss for the society. Om Shanti#ShivakumaraSwamiji pic.twitter.com/SFmiq5WCei
— Rajiv Pratap Rudy (@RajivPratapRudy) January 21, 2019
His spiritual teachings, his benevolence and his large hearted acceptance of all beings will continue to inspire generations to come. We join millions of Indians in this time of grief. #ShivakumaraSwamiji pic.twitter.com/SrlmwLh640
— Congress (@INCIndia) January 21, 2019
I have had the privilege to visit the Sree Siddaganga Mutt and receive the blessings of His Holiness Dr. Sree Sree Sree Sivakumara Swamigalu.
The wide range of community service initiatives being done there are outstanding and are at an unimaginably large scale. pic.twitter.com/wsmRp2cERd
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 21, 2019
