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Modi has time for celebrity weddings, not Siddaganga seer's funeral: G Parameshwara questions PM's silence on Bharat Ratna for 'Swamiji'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoParameshwara, in his tweet, noted that while Modi was busy attending "celebrity weddings" and meeting movie stars, the prime minister did not have the time to attend the "funeral of NaDedāDuva devaru".
Shivakumara Swami's funeral today: As devotees throng Lingayat seer's Siddaganga mutt, traffic in Tumakuru diverted
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe state government declared a three-day state mourning from Monday. All schools, colleges and government offices will remain closed owing to Shivakumara's demise. The seer will be laid to rest at the mutt on Tuesday, in view of which the district authorities have made elaborate security arrangements.
Daily Bulletin: Karnataka's Shivakumara Swami's last rites at 4.30 pm; Narendra Modi to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas; day's top stories
Fp Staff • 7 years agoToday's top stories: Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Varanasi; Lingayat seer Shivakumara Swami's last rites will be performed with full state honours in Tumakuru; and more.
Shivakumara Swami's 111 years will be remembered as a life dedicated to simplicity, learning and service to society
• 7 years agoThe "Walking God" as he is reverentially called, the 111-year old Sree Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga mutt has left an indelible imprint with his stellar contributions in education sector and philanthropy targeted at children in whom he saw the Almighty.
Shivakumara 'Walking God' Swami passes away: Why Karnataka politics and Siddaganga mutt seer were inseparable
Fppolitics • 7 years agoShivakumara was not like other Lingayat seers. He kept his distance from politics and reportedly did not openly take sides.