Swaroopanand Saraswati
Indian religious leader (1924–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati (2 September 1924 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian religious leader. In 1982, he became the Shankaracharya of Dwarka Sharada Peetham in Dwaraka, Gujarat and also of Jyotir Math in Badrinath.[1][2] He was the only person till now who have become Shankaracharya of two Peetha (Dwarkamath and Jyotirmath) simultaneously.
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His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Shri Swaroopanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj | |
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Personal | |
Born | Pothiram Upadhyay (1924-09-02)2 September 1924 |
Died | 11 September 2022(2022-09-11) (aged 98) Paramhansi Ganga Ashram Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Jyotir Math | |
In office 1973–2022 | |
Preceded by | Krishna Bodhashram |
Succeeded by | Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati |
Website | https://jyotirmath.com/ |
Religious career | |
Guru | Brahmananda Saraswati and Swami Karpatri |
Dwarka Sharada Peetham | |
In office 1982–2022 | |
Preceded by | Abhinava Saccidananda Tirtha |
Succeeded by | Sadanand Saraswati |
Website | http://www.shrisharadapeetham.org/ |
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