SHIVAMOGGA: Panic gripped devotees of Ramachandrapura Mutt seer Raghaveshwara Swami after rumours about him attempting suicide and being admitted to a hospital in Girinagar in Bengaluru hit social media platforms late on Saturday.

The mutt quickly denied this and clarified that the seer is doing fine and he will be available for public darshan at the Giringar mutt in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Mutt spokesperson Rama Ajjakana said that many devotees had called the mutt to check about the wellbeing of the seer.

The mutt has sent out an appeal to devotees asking them not to heed rumours. “The seer is hale and hearty”, he stressed.