Jayendra Saraswathi

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Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal (born Subrahmanyam S/O Mahadeva Iyer; 18 July 1935 – 28 February 2018) was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pithadhipati of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Subramanyam Iyer was nominated by his predecessor, Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, as his successor and was given the pontifical title Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on 22 March 1954. Jayendra Saraswati succeeded Chandrashekarendra Saraswati in 1960,. He conducted all the activities of the mutt with the oversight of his Guru out of reverence. His successor Sri Vijayendra Saraswati was anointed by the then Senior Pontiff Mahaperiyava during his lifetime in the early 1980s.

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