Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi passes away at 82
The Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, passed away at 82 on Wednesday. The Shankaracharya was reportedly rushed to a hospital following breathing difficulties in the morning and had suffered a cardiac arrest. Notably, he had succeeded Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Swamigal in 1994 as the 69th pontiff of the Peetham.