States »SoutPosted at: Jul 7 2021 5:00PM

Swami Prakashananda passes away

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 7 (UNI) Former head of Sivagiri Sree Narayana Dharma Sanghom Trust Swami Prakashananda passed away at a hospital in Varkala on Wednesday.
The 99-year-old died due to age old illness at the Sree Narayana Mission Hospital in Varkala, sources said.
He became the Trust General Secretary in 1970 and 1977 and was the President from 1995-97 and 2006-16.
At the age of 22, Prakashananda joined the Sivagiri monastery as the Shishya of Swami Sankarananda.
The funeral will take place this evening.
Sree Narayana Dharma Sanghom Trust, Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala is a spiritual order of saints and sanyasins founded in 1928 by Sree Narayana Guru, a Saint and social reformer of 19th century in the state.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Opposition leader VD Satheesan, BJP state President K Surendran, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC President K Sudhakaran, SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan and several leaders cutting across political lines condoled the demise of Swami Prakashananda.
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