PTI, Kancheepuram (TN): Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt, was today buried in the Brindhavan annexe in the premises of the religious establishment here with Vedic honours.
Amid chants, the body of the 82-year-old was lowered in the sitting posture into a large bamboo basket that had been placed inside the 7 ft x 7 ft burial pit in the annexe.
The pit was filled with herbs like ‘Vasambu,’ salt, sandalwood and sand.
Marking the conclusion of the ceremony which lasted for about three and a half hours beginning 7.45 am, a grand aarti was performed, with Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit also in attendance.
The ceremony began with the performance of ‘abishekam’ on the body of Jayendra Saraswathi that was seated with folded hands in a chair.
The mutt hall reverberated with hymns with emotional devotees bidding farewell to the revered saint.
