Swami Sadanand Saraswati and Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati will be the new Shankaracharyas of the Dwarka–Sharda peeth and Jyotish Peeth, respectively successors on death of Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.
Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati was Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth in Badrinath and Dwarka – Sharda Peeth in Gujarat.
The seer recently announced the names of Sadanand Saraswati and Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to succeed him on the two peeths.
Swami Swaroopanand was given a bhoo samadhi on Monday with full state honor since he was a freedom fighter. The seer passed away on Sunday after prolong illness.
A ceremony was held at the Paramhansi Ganga Ashram Joteshwar in Narsinghpur where Swami Sadanand and Swami Avimukteshwaranand were anointed by putting Tilaks’ on their foreheads.
The Patta Abhisek (coronation) of the two seers will take place at their respective peeths after the post-death rituals of Swami Swaroopanand, a saint of Ashram said.
