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Head of Kashi Math Samsthan passes away

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Press Trust of India Haridwar
Head of Shree Kashi Math Samsthan Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji passed away at Vyas Ashram here in the wee hours today.

"Swamiji attained moksha at 1:15 am on Sunday morning. He was 92," Manager of Vyas Ashram Ranganath Mallya told PTI.

Swamiji was suffering from old-age related problems, he said, adding that he was heading Shree Kashi Math Samsthan since 1949.

Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji will be succeeded as per his wishes by 34-year-old Shriman Samyanindra Theertha Swamijias the head ofShree Kashi Math Samsthan, Mallya said.

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First Published: Jan 17 2016 | 10:22 PM IST

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