Seer suffers cardiac arrest while delivering sermon, dies

Belagavi: Sangana Basava, a seer from the Basava Yoga Mantapa Mutt, died of cardiac arrest while preaching about death and mental stress on his birthday, at Balobal village in Gokak in Belagavi. The 53-year-old seer fell back on a chair with his voice fading, which shocked thousands of his followers who were witness to it.
The incident occurred on November 6, but came to light later, after a video of the same started doing the rounds on social media. The event was organised to mark his birthday. He was talking about how birth is accidental and death is mandatory for every living creature in this universe, and how one can overcome mental stress through spirituality, and engaging in daily work with a pious attitude. He took charge of the mutt recently, after getting the blessings of his mentor Guru Mata Neelambika Mataji. He has been actively involved in social work since the age of 26. He had opened an ashram for practising yoga, and ran an orphanage for homeless children.
Neelambika Mata said that she is yet to recover from the shock of his passing away in such a manner. “He was fit and had no ailments. However, he appeared a little tired after he took charge of the mutt,” she said. She said that he was loved by God, and hence passed away peacefully. His last rites were performed in the presence of thousands of his followers.