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Sri Siddaramanand Puri Swamiji, Peethadhipathi of Kanaka Guru Peetha (Gulbarga division), who died owed to a bosom onslaught pursuing a thorax pain, was cremated astatine the Kanaka Guru Peetha’s crushed successful Tinthini bridge, successful Deodurga taluk of Raichur district, connected Thursday (January 15, 2026) with a authorities honour aft constabulary unit opened a 3rd circular of occurrence successful the aerial to wage a weapon salute arsenic a last people of respect to the departed soul.
The past rites of 55-year-old Swamiji were followed by Halumath culture. A accepted puja with applying Bhandar was performed to the Swamiji’s body, which buried according to spiritual norms.
Minister Suresh Byarati, who represents the State government, Sharan Prakash Patil and N.S. Boseraju were contiguous astatine the funeral.
Mr. Byrati presented the nationalist emblem which draped the assemblage of Swamiji, arsenic respective thousands of followers and devotees of Kanaka Guru Peetha paid their past respects to their astir respectful spiritual guru.
“Swamiji’s societal enactment volition stay for years successful the hearts of thousands of his followers. Everyone who admired him should travel the principles, thoughts and societal works that helium dispersed and did passim beingness arsenic Peethadhipathi of a Peetha.” Mr. Byrati told the reporters, adding, that due to the fact that helium was sick, , Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was incapable to be the funeral.
Siddaramanad Puri Swamiji hailed from a colony successful Chitradurga district’s Challakere taluk. Born arsenic the 2nd lad to a middle-class family, helium was identified by his earlier sanction arsenic Mohan Pradan but changed it to Sri Siddaramanad Puri Swamiji aft becoming the Peethadhipathi.
He completed his archetypal acquisition astatine Challakere taluk. He near location aft helium was attracted to spirituality astatine the property of 18. He studied not lone Sharana Sahitya but besides Jainism, Christianity and Brahmakumari, a spiritual movement, and besides was a pupil of Murughamutt successful Chitradurga.
“Swamiji was known for his societal work, escaped acquisition and Dasoha (mass nutrient distribution) work to bare people. Having a heavy interest implicit nine and excess expenditure for marriages that enactment a dense fiscal load connected mediocre families, Swamiji had conducted escaped wide marriages, wellness camps and humor donation camps, helping needy radical and economically weaker ones,” a devotee of the Peetha, who came to be the funeral, remembered Swamiji.
Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge, who was influenced by Swamiji’s societal work and thoughts, expressed his condolences.
MLA Amaregouda Bayyapur, Manappa Vajjal, Karemma Naik, Raja Venugopal Naik, erstwhile Minister H.M. Revanna, K. Shivanagouda Naik, Bandeppa Kashampur, Raghunath Rao Malkapure and B. Sriramulu were among others who paid their past respects and participated successful the funeral.
