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{{Short description|Sixty ninth head of the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam}}
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{{Infobox Hindu leader
| name = Jayendra Saraswati Shankararacharya Swamigal
| honors = [[Shankaracharya]]
| image = Sri Jayendra Sarswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal.jpg
| caption = Acharyal listening to a Devotee speech
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| birth_name = Subrahmanyam Iyer
| birth_date = {{birth date |1935|7|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Irulneeki]], [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|2|28|1935|7|18|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham]], [[Kanchipuram]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kanchi-shankaracharya-jayendra-saraswathi-dies-at-82-1817987?amp=1&akamai-rum=off|title=Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi Dies At 82|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>
| nationality = [[India]]n
| module = {{infobox officeholder|embed=yes
|title = [[Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭādipati]]
|term_start = 1994
|term_end = 28 February 2018
|predecessor = [[Chandrashekharendra Saraswati VIII]]
|successor = [[Vijayendra Saraswati]]
|residence = [[Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham]]
}}
| honorific prefix = His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri
}}

'''Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya''' '''Swamigal''' (born '''Subrahmanyam S/O Mahadeva Iyer'''; 18 July 1935 – 28 February 2018) was the 69th [[Shankaracharya]] [[Guru]] and head or pithadhipati of the [[Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=archiveSearch&aid=20041203006300800&ais=24&avol=21|title=Navigation News - Frontline|website=frontline.in|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> Subramanyam Iyer was nominated by his predecessor, [[Chandrashekarendra Saraswati]], as his successor and was given the pontifical title Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on 22 March 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/avhp/alt_hindu_msg.html|title=Real history of the Kanchi math (Re: Former President Inaugurates...) Celebrations|website=advaita-vedanta.org|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal succeeded Mahaperiyava Chandrashekara Saraswati Swamigal in 1960,{{source?|date=June 2024}}. He conducted all the activities of the mutt with the oversight of his Guru out of reverence. His successor [[Vijayendra Saraswati|Sri Vijayendra Saraswati]] was anointed by the then Senior Pontiff [[Chandrashekarendra Saraswati|Mahaperiyava]] during his lifetime in the early 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-was-sri-jayendra-saraswathi-dead-successor-kanchi-peetam-5081186/|title=Who was Sri Jayendra Saraswathi?|date=28 February 2018|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal was born as Subrahmanyam to Mahadeva Iyer and Saraswathi Ammal on 18 July 1935. He completed schooling at Irulneeki primary school and at a middle school at nearby [[Adichapuram]] village. Then he shifted to a veda pathasala at [[Thiruvanaikoil]] in [[Trichy]]. He visited the village on holidays and used to play normal games such as marbles and 'killi-thandu' like other children of his age. [[Chandrashekarendra Saraswati|Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi]] selected him as his successor, when Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal was only 19 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kanchi-seers-native-village-shuts-down-for-a-day-classmate-recalls-days-when-they-played-marbles-together/articleshow/63114694.cms|title=Kanchi seer's native village shuts down for a day, classmate recalls days when they played marbles together - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

==Contributions==
Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal was head of the mutt established by [[Adi Shankara|Adi Shankaracharya]] in 482 BCE . He had His spiritual tutelage from 'Maha Periyava' and travelled the length and breadth of the country with His guru. He delivered religious discourse besides involving Himself in various spiritual and social activities as well. Under his guidance, the mutt started several schools and hospitals. The mutt runs several schools, eye clinics and hospitals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/jayendra-saraswathi-passes-away-pall-of-gloom-descends-on-kanchi-mutt-as-devotees-gather-to-pay-last-respects-4370317.html|title=Jayendra Saraswathi passes away: Pall of gloom descends on Kanchi mutt as devotees gather to pay last respects - Firstpost|website=firstpost.com| date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal renounced the world including His parents at the age of 19 to become spiritual guru. He travelled with his senior initially and then, lead many more [[yatra]]s across India barefoot to spread awareness on [[Sanātana Dharma|Sanatana Dharma]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}<ref>{{cite AV media |date=16 April 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdFh2-YQxAs |title=Shree Muthuraman's eloquent recollections of yatras with Shree Periava |publisher=Soumya Aravind Sitaraman |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |date=3 September 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL8eqRFjXG8 |title=Experience With Maha Periyava By : HH Sri Pudhu Periyava |publisher=Periyava Puranam |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003135112/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL8eqRFjXG8 |archive-date=3 October 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal had observed three unique qualities in His shishya (student) Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal : Jan Akarshanam, Dhan Akarshanam and Jal Akarshanam and hence chose Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal as His successor. Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal had the ability to attract people anywhere such that people used to call him to places where there was drought. He had the unique power of attracting rains anywhere. So people used to have great faith in Him. Any public project inaugurated by the Kanchi seer used to taste success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/jayendra-saraswathi-dies-at-82-head-of-kanchi-kamakoti-peetham-passed-away-in-chennai-4370245.html|title=Jayendra Saraswathi dies at 82; updates: Final rites of Kanchi seer tomorrow at 8 am; tributes pouring in LIVE News, Latest Updates, Live blog, Highlights and Live coverage - Firstpost|website=firstpost.com| date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal visited [[Lake Manasarovar|Manasarovar]] and [[Mount Kailash|Kailash]] in 1998 and became the only Shankaracharya to do so after the Adi Shankara. There he installed the idol of Adi Shankara. One of his important contributions is founding of the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, a deemed university in the name of his guru.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/mar/01/acharya-sri-jayendra-saraswathi-swamigal-who-melded-spiritualism-with-social-outreach-1780386.html|title=Acharya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal who melded spiritualism with social outreach|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> Under Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal's tenure, Kanchi Math ran the deemed university and dozens of schools and hospitals — territories previously not in the reach of Mutt — besides over 50 traditional Vedic schools and temples. Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal broke the restraining rules of the Math and reached out to the downtrodden. He went to Harijan bastis and attracted thousands of new followers and devotees. He transformed a spiritual and ritualistic Math into a socially vibrant one. This brought Him high popularity and also into interaction with a multitude of social and political leaders in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/columns/s-gurumurthy/2018/mar/01/jayendra-saraswathi-an-acharya-with-a-difference-1780389.html|title=Jayendra Saraswathi: An Acharya with a difference|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

The followers of the mutt call Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal a reformist saint and credit him with ensuring that the preachings of Adi Sankara were spread among people beyond the Brahmin community. This He did by encouraging the spiritual mutt to become more of a social service-oriented one and making it all-inclusive. Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal played a part in trying to resolve the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute during the NDA rule, by engaging with stakeholders from both communities and the government.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/opinion-jayendra-saraswati-the-seer-who-tried-to-resolve-the-ram-janmabhoomi-babri-masjid-dispute-1674865.html|title=Jayendra Saraswati, the Seer Who Tried to Resolve the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Dispute| date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

During his time as the head seer, Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal launched several charity initiatives such as the ‘Jana Kalyan, Jana Jagaran,’ a movement to "serve the people and awaken the masses". The charity programme aimed to establish temples in Dalit colonies and engage Dalits in temple rituals to expand the Hindu collective beyond the Dravidian polity's anti-brahmin stance. He also appointed Dalit trustees in temples such as Mylapore Kapaleeshwarar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.justicenews.co.in/jayendra-saraswathi-1935-2018-spiritual-leader-who-expanded-kanchi-mutts-business-services|title=Jayendra Saraswathi|website=justicenews}} {{dead link|date=October 2023}}</ref>

According to people who had been close to him during this period, Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal recognised the faultline in Hinduism that had triggered the conversions and embarked on an attempt to bring in [[Dalit|Dalits]] and other socially oppressed classes into the mainstream Hindu fold. For months, he toured the state extensively, visiting villages, talking to Dalits and other communities. Departing from the usual convention of the mutt, which insisted that the pontiffs travel only by foot, Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal had got some of his devotees to donate a customised van that he used for his travel to these villages.

Under his tenure, The Kanchi Mutt started many schools, eye clinics and hospitals. Child Trust Hospital, Hindu Mission Hospital, Tamil Nadu Hospital and other public welfare institutions which are religious focused were developed by him.

He promulgated concept of Santana Dharma.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jayendra-saraswathi-and-shankarachrya-tradition-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/63107659.cms|title=Jayendra Saraswathi and Shankaracharya tradition: All you need to know - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

He also conducted ‘Viswaroopa Yatra’ and ‘Sandarsanam’ at the Poranki Veda Pathasala. He played an important role in the establishment of the eye hospital – Sankara Nethrayala – between [[Vijayawada]] and [[Guntur]] in 2004. Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal's primary motto was to promote spirituality among people and also spread the bhakti cult. He renovated or participated in ‘kumbhabhishekam’ of more than 100 temples in the State. The seer took part in the ‘kumbhabhishekam’ at the [[Kanaka Durga Temple]] in Vijayawada in the 90s. He also installed Lord [[Krishna]]'s idol at the Labbipet Venkateswara Swamy temple in 2015. The Kanchi Kamakoti Charitable Trust in Tenali is among the several institutions set up by him.
<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/vijayawada-had-a-special-place-in-jayendras-heart/article22883800.ece| title = Vijayawada had a special place in Jayendra's heart - The Hindu| website = [[The Hindu]]| date = 28 February 2018}}
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==Arrest and acquittal==
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In 2004, Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal was arrested in connection with the [[Sankararaman murder case]] on [[Diwali]] day by [[Jayalalithaa]] government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kanchi-seer-jayendra-saraswathi-a-spiritual-colossus-till-his-arrest-in-2004/articleshow/63106383.cms|title=Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi, a spiritual colossus till his arrest in 2004, dies - Times of India ►|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> The court said that the complainant failed to support the prosecution and he was given bail. The trial went on till 2013 when he was acquitted by the court.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kanchi-seer-Sri-Jayendra-Saraswathi-others-acquitted-in-auditor-assault-case/articleshow/52039635.cms|title=Kanchi seer Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, others acquitted in auditor assault case - Times of India ►|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=May 2016 |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

== Sexual harassment allegations ==
Tamil writer [[Anuradha Ramanan]] said she was subjected to [[sexual harassment]] by the Mahaswamigal when she met him back in 1992, when she was taken to negotiate the release of the spiritual magazine "Amma" by the monastery. Anuradha Ramanan accused Saraswathi of making sexual advances. She said that during their first meeting, he spoke about the proposed journal and offered to make her its [[editor]], Ramanan agreed to the offer. During their final meeting, she said, he began using [[Derogatory language|indecent language]], and when she looked up from the notebook, the woman who took her to him was in a [[Sexually intimate|sexually intimate position]] with him. She said that the Saraswathi "approached" her, and when she objected, the other woman tried to persuade her of her "good fortune". When she left the place, the Shankaracharya allegedly asserted that she keep her mouth shut.<ref>{{cite web|title=The plot thickens - Nation News - Issue Date: Dec 13, 2004|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20041213-case-against-shankaracharya-gets-intricate-as-new-characters-enter-the-scene-probe-widens-788922-2004-12-13}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web|date=November 30, 2004|title=Seer threatened to bump me off: Tamil writer - India News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Seer-threatened-to-bump-me-off-Tamil-writer/articleshow/940899.cms|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Slur of lady & lucre on Kanchi seer | website=Telegraph India | date=November 29, 2004 | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/slur-of-lady-lucre-on-kanchi-seer/cid/702439 | access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=How The Gods Fall | website=outlookindia.com/ | date=December 13, 2004 | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/how-the-gods-fall/225945 | access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

Ramanan said that she went to a woman police officer close to her to lodge a complaint, but did not do so because she feared for the future of her daughters. She reported that she was subjected to [[attempted murder]] when a truck hit her car in which she was traveling and another murder attempt was made on her life when she was admitted to the hospital.<ref name="The Times of India" /> In December 2004, she said she would have met with the same fate as that of Sankararaman if she had made the disclosure 12 years ago when the alleged incident took place.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tamil writer makes in-camera statement in court | website=outlookindia.com/ | date=December 6, 2004 | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/tamil-writer-makes-in-camera-statement-in-court/265890 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124062629/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/tamil-writer-makes-in-camera-statement-in-court/265890|archive-date=2021-11-24|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Death and Samadhi==
On 27 February 2018, for doing the daily routine Pooja, Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal asked [[Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal|Vijayendra Saraswathi]] to perform the routine poojas, which acted as a premonition that he wanted to hand over the reins to his successor. Jayendra Swamigal even did [[Sandhyavandhanam]] that same day. The 82-year old seer was admitted to a hospital near [[Kamakshi Amman Temple]] in [[Kanchipuram]] the following morning due to breathing problems. However, Jayendra Swamigal was perfectly in shape and even walked whilst being inside the hospital. A few hours later, hospital and mutt sources announced that he had died<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tamilnewslive.com/tamilnadu/kanchi-sankaracharyar-jayendra-saraswathi-died|title=Kanchi Sankaracharyar Jayendra Saraswathi Died - Tamil News Live|date=28 February 2018|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228173413/https://www.tamilnewslive.com/tamilnadu/kanchi-sankaracharyar-jayendra-saraswathi-died/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and issued statement "The 69th Acharya of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Jagadguru Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal attained Siddhi at 9.00 am today - Shukla Trayodashi - 28 Feb. 2018 at Sri Kanchi Kamakotii Peetam Sankara Matam, Kanchipuram."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/kanchi-shankaracharya-jayendra-saraswathi-passes-away-2649922.html|title=Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi passes away, last rites to be held today| date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

As a sanyasi, Jayendra Saraswati was not cremated. He was instead interred in a tomb called a [[Samadhi]], that is referred to as a 'Brindavanam' or 'adhishthanam'. A Tulasi tree was planted and a Shiva lingam was consecrated on top so that it will become a permanent shrine. The process of interment is called 'Brindavana Pravesha Karyakramam', which began on 1 March 2018 at 8am.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/india/kanchi-shankaracharya-jayendra-saraswati-final-rites-president-kovind-pm-modi-other-top-officials-to-attend-2085494.html|title=Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati interred at Kanchi math|date=1 March 2018|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

The priests started performing chanting of mantras and his body was kept for devotees to pay respects from 10 am of 28 February 2018 to 8am of 1 March 2018. Jayendra Saraswati's body was placed in the hall of the Kanchi math in a seated position, for devotees to catch a final glimpse. Devotees from various places visited the mutt from the morning of 28 February and throughout the night and paid homage to the late Acharya till 8am of 1 March 2018. Abhishekam of Shiva linga, a ritual was performed with chanting of Rudram and Chamakam on 1 March from 8am. Kanchi Mutt manager said over 5 lakh people came to the shrine to pay respects. It was decided that Jayendra Sarawasthi would be laid to rest beside his guru, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi and hence the seer's ‘brindavanam’, or final resting place, was constructed right next to the one that serves as the brindavanam for the 68th pontiff Sri Maha Periyava.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kanchi-seer-jayendra-saraswathis-mortal-remains-laid-to-rest/article22890013.ece|title=Jayendra Saraswathi's mortal remains placed in 'samadhi' on Kanchi mutt premises| newspaper=The Hindu |date=1 March 2018|access-date=1 March 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

Mutt officials stopped the public darshan by 8am on 1 March 2018 and initiated the installation of the brindavanam by reciting slokas. The final rites of Saraswathi began with an 'abhishekam' ( bath) with milk and honey at 10am. A huge crowd had assembled in the small auditorium to watch the proceedings of the installation of the Brindavanam. The body of Saraswathi was later carried to the adjacent ‘Brindavan Annexe,’ for his Samadhi, where the mortal remains of his predecessor Sri Chandrasekerendra Saraswathi were interred in 1994. The rituals for lowering Jayendra Saraswathi's body in the 7 x 7 ft burial pit in the Brindhavanam Annexe started after 11 am on 1 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/sri-jayendra-sarawathi-last-rites-live-updates-kanchi-sankaracharya-cremation-kanchi-sankara-mutt-5082448/?#liveblogstart|title=Kanchi Sankara Mutt's Sri Jayendra Saraswathi laid to rest next to his guru|date=1 March 2018|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> The Mutt's Pontiff Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi performed the poojas for his guru and predecessor. The 69th pontiff of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt Sri Jayendra Saraswathi was placed in the ‘samadhi’ within the Mutt premises in Kanchipuram.

=== Reactions, tributes and legacy ===
The Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and Vice President [[Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu]] mourned the death of Saraswathi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-vice-president-condole-kanchi-shankaracharya-jayendra-saraswathis-death-1818089|title=PM Modi, Vice President Condole Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi's Death|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

Notable dignitaries who offered condolences and paid homage following his demise include former Deputy Prime Minister of India [[LK Advani]], former Union Minister and [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] leader [[Anbumani Ramadoss]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] leader [[MK Stalin]], Indian President [[Ram Nath Kovind]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/jayendra-saraswathi-passes-away-kovind-modi-pay-rich-tributes-to-82-year-old-kanchi-kamakoti-peetham-seer-4370747.html|title=Jayendra Saraswathi passes away: Kovind, Modi pay tributes to 82-year-old Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham seer - Firstpost|website=firstpost.com|date=28 February 2018|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> Tamil Nadu Governor [[Banwarilal Purohit]], Union ministers [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]] and [[Pon Radhakrishnan]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kanchi-seer-sri-jayendra-saraswathi-laid-to-rest/articleshow/63122250.cms|title=Kanchi seer Sri Jayendra Saraswathi laid to rest - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=March 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> [[Banwarilal Purohit]], [[O. Panneerselvam]], [[Sengottaiyan]], and [[Ilayaraja]].<ref>[http://www.yarloosai.com/watch/IsXIRB8DL2w/UU-JFyL0zDFOsPMpuWu39rPA/tn-deputy-cm-o-panneerselvam-minister-sengottaiyan-pay-respect-to-kanchi-shankaracharya.html Funeral ceremony]yarloosai.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301225231/http://www.yarloosai.com/watch/IsXIRB8DL2w/UU-JFyL0zDFOsPMpuWu39rPA/tn-deputy-cm-o-panneerselvam-minister-sengottaiyan-pay-respect-to-kanchi-shankaracharya.html |date=1 March 2018 }}</ref>

Muslims from Kanchipuram and nearby places also visited the Kanchi Mutt after his death, to pay their respects to him. They offered prayers (Namaz) as a token of respect for the Swami. The Nawab of Arcot is also known to be very close to the Mutt and its Acharyas.

==External links==
*[http://www.kamakoti.org/ The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham]
*[http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=archiveSearch&aid=20041203006300800&ais=24&avol=21 India’s National Fortnightly Magazine from The Hindu]
*The Sacred and the Profane [https://web.archive.org/web/20130430205437/http://tehelka.com/the-sacred-and-the-profane-all-rolled-into-one/ The sacred and the profane. All rolled into one]
*[https://api.sci.gov.in/judgment/judis/26701.pdf Complete text of the Order of the Supreme Court of India in dismissing the application of the Government of Tamil Nadu in seeking the stay of the Shankarachaya outside the States of South India]
*[http://judis.nic.in/chennai/qrydisp.asp?tfnm=4711 Complete text of the Order of Writ Mandamus issued by the Madras High Court against the Government of Tamil Nadu holding that the freezing of the bank accounts by the Police is illegal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001050/http://judis.nic.in/chennai/qrydisp.asp?tfnm=4711 |date=4 March 2016 }}
*[http://KanchiForum.org Kanchi Forum] an online forum. ''(a forum for devotees of the acharyas to share their views)''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110902081957/http://www.kanchi-sathya.org/ Consolidated news on Legal proceedings on Sri Jayendra Saraswathi.]
*Ten Minutes in a Life [http://www.countercurrents.org/comm-anand031204.htm]
*[https://www.tamilnewslive.com/tamilnadu/kanchi-sankaracharyar-jayendra-saraswathi-died/ Tamil News Live.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170010/https://www.tamilnewslive.com/tamilnadu/kanchi-sankaracharyar-jayendra-saraswathi-died/ |date=28 August 2018 }}

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Jayendra Saraswathi - Revision history

BellEggers2 at 20:50, 13 March 2026