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Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi last rites today: Top 10 developments

Jayendra Saraswathi's remains will be interred next to his predecessor Chandrasekerendra Saraswathi

Kanchi Sankaracharya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi
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Kanchipuram: Devotees pay last respect to Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt, in Kanchipuram on Wednesday. PTI Photo

BS Web Team New Delhi
The final rituals for burying Jayendra Saraswathi's mortal remains in the premises of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt in Kanchipuram commenced on Thursday morning in the presence of his family members. Saraswathi, who served as the 69th Shankaracharya of the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, passed away on Wednesday in Kanchipuram, following a cardiac arrest. 

The last rites, described as 'Brindavana Pravesha Karyakramam', began with an 'abishekam' or bath. On Wednesday, the seer's body had been kept at the Kamakoti peetam for the public to pay their final respect. The devotees who visited the mutt were seen in tears and many described