Siddaganga Mutt Seer Sri Shivakumara Swamiji No More, Dies At Age of 111

TV9 Exclusive News: #SiddagangaMutt Seer Sri #ShivakumaraSwamiji No More, Dies At Age of 111..., ► Download TV9 Kannada Android App: https://goo.gl/OM6nPA ► Subscribe to Tv9 Kannada:    / tv9kannada   ► Circle us on G+: https://plus.google.com/+tv9kannada ► Like us on Facebook:  / tv9kannada   ► Follow us on Twitter:   / tv9kannada   ► Follow us on Pinterest:   / tv9karnataka   Karnataka’s 111-year-old revered seer, Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt at Tumakuru, who had been in a critical condition for the last 15 days, has died. He died at 11.44am on Monday. His cremation will be done at 430pm on Tuesday, January 22. Three days of state mourning has been announced in the state by Deputy chief minister G Parameshwara. Holiday declared in Karnataka tomorrow as part of the state mourning. Known among his followers as a “walking god” and an incarnation of the 12th century social reformer Basava, the Lingayat seer also heads the Sree Siddaganga Education Society, which runs about 125 educational institutions in the state - from engineering colleges to business schools.