(MENAFN) Officials declared that a seer, Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt, aged 111, has passed away in India's southwestern state of Karnataka.
The saint had feeling ill for a while and was on life support for the past two weeks at a hospital in Tumakuru, around 70 km northwest of Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka.
H D Kumaraswamy, the chief minister confirmed: "His holiness Swamiji passed away at 11:44 a.m. today at the Mutt during treatment for lung infection."
The last ceremony would be made on Tuesday with full state honours, according to local government officials.
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