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{{Infobox religious biography
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| name = Laxmisena Bhattaraka
| image =Bhattaraka Laxmisena, Mel Sithamur Jain Math, Tamil Nadu.jpeg
| religion = [[Jainism]]
| alias =
| location = [[Gingee]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| Title = Bhattaraka
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| ordination =
| post = Bhattaraka of [[Mel Sithamur Jain Math]]
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| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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'''Laxmisena''', or '''Lakshmisena''', is the name given to the head ([[Bhattaraka]]) of the [[Mel Sithamur Jain Math]].<ref>{{cite web|author=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-01/bangalore/27186103_1_math-seer-destitute-children-motamma |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034131/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-01/bangalore/27186103_1_math-seer-destitute-children-motamma |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-09-28 |title=Kuteera for destitute children to open on Sunday |date=2003-06-01 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jainworld.com/jwtamil/jainworld/sripalbooks/jinarmalaigal_1.html |title=sripal_inner |publisher=Jainworld.com |accessdate=2012-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Vilas Adinath Sangave|title=Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2FGSGmP4jNcC&pg=PA135|year=2001|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7154-839-2|page=135}}</ref>

==Current position==
Bhattaraka Laxmisena of the Mel Sithamur Jain Maṭha is the primary religious head of the [[Tamil Jain]] community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herenow4u.net/index.php?id=73694 |title=Glossary | Bhattaraka |publisher=Herenow4u.net |date=2012-01-16 |accessdate=2012-06-15}}</ref> The Bhattarakas of Mel Sithamur Jain Maṭha are also the heads of all Tamil Jain temples so they have also been given the title of ''Sarva Jinalaya Paribalakar''.

He is responsible for the management and maintenance of [[Jain temple]]s in his locality or under the guidance of his maṭha.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=2634&cat=40&subcat=123&subsubcat=42 |title=on www.jainsamaj.org ( Jainism, Ahimsa News, Religion, Non-Violence, Culture, Vegetarianism, Meditation, India.) |publisher=Jainsamaj.org |accessdate=2012-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103836/http://jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=2634&cat=40&subcat=123&subsubcat=42 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is also responsible for performing various religious ceremonies including the consecration ([[Panch-kalyanak Pratishtha]]) of new idols.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/News/2009/11-Nov/11_News_Updates_001.htm |title=> News Updates |publisher=Jainheritagecentres.Com |date=2009-11-12 |accessdate=2012-06-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618134754/http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/News/2009/11-Nov/11_News_Updates_001.htm |archivedate=18 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennailivenews.com/Religion/Temples/20120023100022/Mahavira-idol-consecration-at-Danvantri-Peedam.aspx |title=Mahavira idol consecration at Danvantri Peedam |publisher=ChennaiLiveNews.com |date=2012-01-30 |accessdate=2012-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chennaionline.com/cricket/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=da35fa13-97d1-4eee-95dd-740d2ea8e740&CATEGORYNAME=CHN |title=Mahavir Idol Installation at Danvantri Peedam – Cricket News |publisher=Chennaionline.com |date=2012-01-23 |accessdate=2012-06-15}}</ref>

He has also been instrumental in contributing to various social causes. In January 2011, a scheme to donate food grains to the needy was inaugurated by him.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sri Adhinath Seva Trust |url=http://adhinathsevatrust.com/activities/free-ration |title=Free Ration Scheme | Sri Adhinath Seva Trust |publisher=Adhinathsevatrust.com |date=2011-01-07 |accessdate=2012-06-15}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Dhavalakeerthi]]
*[[Arahanthgiri Jain Math]]
*[[Tamil Jain]]
*[[Mel Sithamur Jain Math]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://jinakanchi.com/bhattaraka-laxmisena-swamiji About Swasti Shri Laxmisena Bhattaraka Pattacharaya Swamiji of Mel Sithamur Jain Math]

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