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Vijayendra Saraswathi
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Kanchi Vijayendra Saraswathi
TitleKānchi Kāmakoti Pīṭādhipati
Personal
Born
Sankara Narayanan

(1969-03-13) 13 March 1969 (age 56)
Periyapalayam, Tiruvallur
ReligionHinduism
NationalityIndian
Religious career
Websitewww.kamakoti.org
Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭādipati
Assumed office
28 Feb 2018
Preceded byJayendra Saraswathi
Personal details
ResidenceKanchi Kamakoti Mutt

Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi (born 13 March 1969) is the 70th Jagadguru of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram. He became the senior Pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt following the attainment of Vidhehamukthi of Jayendra Saraswati, the 69th Pontiff, on 28 February 2018.[1]

Biography[edit]

Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi was born in 1969 as Sankara Narayanan[2] in Periyapalayam village near Arani in Tiruvallur.[3] He attended a village school in Periyapalayam and studied the Vedas with his father, Sri Krishnamurthy Sastri, a Vedic scholar and teacher. He joined the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham when he was 13 and was named 70th Peetadipati in 1983.[4]

References[edit]

  1. "Know All About Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/mar/01/sri-vijayendra-saraswathi-brilliance-made-him-the-pontiff-of-kanchi-mutt-1780716.html
  3. "History of Kamakoti Matham". Kamakoti.org. 24 August 2018.
  4. "Vijayendra Saraswati: A quick look at the new Kanchi Shankaracharya and head of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam". Zee News. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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Religious titles
Preceded by
Jayendra Saraswathi
Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭhādhipati
Elected on: 1983
Succeeded on: 28 February 2018.
Current Peethathipathi        
Incumbent