Revered spiritual leader and the seer of Pejawar Mutt, Vishwesha Teertha Swami passed away on Sunday morning aged 88.
Swami’s mortal remains will be kept at Ajjara Kaadu in Udupi for the public to pay their tributes at 10 am following which it will be airlifted to Bengaluru at 1 pm where the body will be kept at National College grounds.
He was shifted from KMC hospital to the mutt early morning today after doctors found his condition to be critical and deteriorating. He was admitted to KMC Manipal hospital on December 20, 2019, for the treatment of extensive pneumonia.
Theertha Swami was the 32nd in the lineage of Pejawar Mutt following Vishvamanya Tirtha.
He was active in Ram Janam Bhoomi movement and was a vocal supporter of cow protection movement. He was also well known for his social and educational work.
