Dehradun: Badrikashram Jyotirpeeth Shankaracharya Swami Madhavashram ji Maharaj died at the age of 73 on Friday in Chandigarh, where he was staying after suffering a paralytic attack about two years ago.
The Sanskrit scholar, whose body was brought to Uttarakhand today, was given a ceremonious burial at an ashram in Rishikesh.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was among the several people who paid their last respects to the Shankaracharya.
Swami Madhavashram had been staying in Chandigarh ever since he suffered the attack.
The Sanskrit scholar, whose body was brought to Uttarakhand today, was given a ceremonious burial at an ashram in Rishikesh.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was among the several people who paid their last respects to the Shankaracharya.
Swami Madhavashram had been staying in Chandigarh ever since he suffered the attack.
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