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K'taka polls: 104-yr-old pontiff joins others in voting
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): From centenarians to first-time voters, and even brides and wheelchair-bound people, Karnataka saw voters of various hues coming out to exercise their electoral franchise in the assembly polls on Saturday.
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We only bless politicians, don't influence voters: Siddaganga mutt (Lingay
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 25 (ANI): At a time when the political temperature in Karnataka is soaring and the Lingayat issue is adding on to the heat, Siddalinga Swami, the junior pontiff of the influential Lingayat - Siddaganga mutt, clarified that "the mutt only blesses politi
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PM condoles demise of Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his grief over the demise of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati.
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Andhra CM condoles demise of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb. 28 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday expressed grief over the demise of Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswati, the pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt and said the latters' services to the society are commendable.
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Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati passes away at 82
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt passed away on Wednesday after a prolonged illness at Kancheepuram. He was 82.
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Pope wraps up his Asia trip
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
(Washington D.C.) [United States], Dec.2 (ANI): Pope Francis has wrapped up his three-day trip to Asia by visiting a Bangladeshi orphanage and home for the disabled run by Mother Teresa's order.
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