Veerendra Heggade
Indian temple administrator (born 1948)
Veerendra Heggade
Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade (born 25 November 1948) is an Indian philanthropist and the hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple in the Indian state of Karnataka. He succeeded to the post at the age of 19, on 24 October 1968, the 21st in his line. He administers the temple and its properties, which are held in trust. He is a nominated Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since July 2022. He was awarded the Karnataka Ratna award for the year 2009, the highest civilian award in Karnataka. His tenure at Dharmasthala has been marked by controversies regarding allegations of sexual abuse, murder and cover-ups of various persons around the temple region. The allegations pending investigation implicate temple authorities, family members and Heggade personally to different capacities.
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