Kanchi Mutt

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.

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 passes away: Kovind, Modi pay tributes to 82-year-old Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham seer

Jayendra Saraswati, who broad based the activities of the Sankara Mutt with inclusive activities, died in Kanchipuram on Wednesday in a private hospital. He was 82.

State created vacuum of real spiritual leaders, helped flourish self-styled gurus like Gurmeet Ram Rahim

State's meddling with Hindu temple finances emasculated real spiritual gurus of their power, allowed self-styled gurus like Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Asaram Baput to flourish

Shankaracharya acquitted in Sankararaman case: Key case facts

Over 80 witnesses turned hostile, neither motive nor conspiracy could be proved.