His Holiness Shri Jayendra Saraswati Shankaracharya Swamiji

A Profile-

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His Holiness Shri Jayendra Saraswati is the 69th Acharya of Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. He was initiated into Sayasashram on March 22, 1954 at the age of 19. Following the Acharya Parampara of Shri Kanchi Kamakoti, His Holiness has been striving hard for the preservation of Sanatan Dharm and has been undertaking various activities for the spiritual, social and religious upliftment of the society. He is a great scholar with astounding knowledge of our traditional scriptures with deep understanding who has been seriously engaged in the activities for the promotion of peace, harmony and cordial relation between different religious groups in the country.
Poojya Swamiji has walked a million miles from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari and beyond thrice. He has command over various languages including Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada. His Holiness has established several institutions across the country to promote bhakti, social welfare, healthcare, child care, orphanages, old age homes, rehabilitation of the handicapped, village crafts and education through schools, pathsalas (Sanskrit vidyalayas), colleges and hospitals etc. His Holiness promotes the culture and sanatan Dharma of the country.
Poojya Swamiji is visiting Dimapur on 20th May 2011 to perform a Vishwa Shanti Mahayagya at 10:00 hrs same day in Durga Mandir Hall, Old Daily Market, Dimapur wherein Vedic scholars will participate. He is accompanied by some of his distinguished devotees. His Holiness will address an assembly of devotees at 06:00 pm in Durga Mandir Hall. Immediately after Vishwa Shanti Yagya in the morning, Swami Shankaracharyaji will lay foundation stone of the construction of immersion ghat at Dhansiri River. The people of Nagaland are fortunate enough to have Him amidst them.