Jayendra Saraswathi

Jayendra Saraswathi attains Mahasamadhi at 82: Kanchi seer expanded mutt's social reach, mediated in Ayodhya issue

Jayendra Saraswathi, who broadened the activities of the Sankara Mutt with inclusive activities, died in Kanchipuram at the age of 82.

Jayendra Saraswathi passes away: Controversial seer's successor Vijayendra Saraswathi has his task cut out

Jayendra Saraswathi's successor Vijayendra has his task cut out, for he not only has to anoint a successor but also preside over the affairs of the Mutt.

Jayendra Saraswathi passes away: Shankaracharya overcame ordeal of murder charge in 2013

Jayendra Saraswathi was arrested on 11 November, 2004, on Diwali eve on charges of conspiring to murder Sankararaman.

The Jayendra Saraswathi I knew: A sage from an old order with a modern outlook, he fulfilled his quota of karma

There were the sages of old and now there are the new age gurus with all the latest apparatus. Jayendra Saraswathi was a little different from both. He was a sage from the old order willing to push the borders of orthodoxy to in line with demands of contemporary India. He tried to — and succeeded to a large extent — in treading this delicate and dangerous tight rope.

Jayendra Saraswathi dies at 82; updates: Final rites of Kanchi seer tomorrow at 8 am; tributes pouring in

The head of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Jayendra Saraswathi passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 82

Jayendra Saraswathi passes away: Pall of gloom descends on Kanchi mutt as devotees gather to pay last respects

No sooner had the news of Kanchi mutt Jayendra Saraswathi's demise spread that a pall of gloom descended the temple town and devotees started to gather at the mutt

Jayendra Saraswathi passes away: Seer with social consciousness charted a unique path mixing piety and politics

It is debatable whether Kanchi mutt has seen a head who was as unconventional and contentious as Jayendra Saraswathi, who passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 82

Charges against me a lie: Kanchi Sankaracharya tells court in an assault case against him

Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi on Monday told a court in Chennai that the charges made out against him by the prosecution in the auditor Radhakrishnan assault case were a "lie".

Jayalalithaa should apologise to Kanchi seers: Swamy

Swamy has consistently campaigned against Tamil Nadu government for allegedly foisting a false murder case against Acharyas.

Sankararaman case: Hearing adjourned to 25 April

The Kanchi seers Jayendra Saraswathi and his junior Vijayendra are the prime accused in the case.