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Tiruchi Swami dead

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, JAN. 15. Sri Sivarathnapuri Mahaswami died at Kailash Ashram established by him at Rajarajeshwarinagar here, on Friday. The last rites were performed later in the day.

He was 74. He was popular as Tiruchi Swamiji.

Hailing from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, Sri Tiruchi Swamiji settled in Bangalore many years ago.

He had constructed Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple adjacent to the ashram off the Mysore road.

The Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh; the former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda; and the Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, H.K. Patil; have mourned his death.

The Governor of Maharashtra, S.M. Krishna, said with the demise of Jagadguru Tiruchi Swamiji, the people of the State have lost a great spiritual leader.

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