Sri Siddaramanand Puri Swamiji laid to rest with state honours at Raichur’s Kanaka Guru Peetha ground

Published - January 16, 2026 07:46 am IST - Yadgir Sri Siddaramanand Puri Swamiji, Peethadhipathi of Kanaka Guru Peetha (Gulbarga division), who died due to a heart attack following a chest pain, was cremated at the Kanaka Guru Peetha’s ground in Tinthini bridge, in Deodurga taluk of Raichur district, on Thursday (January 15, 2026) with a state honour after police personnel opened a third round of fire in the air to pay a gun salute as a final mark of respect to the departed soul. The last rites of 55-year-old Swamiji were followed by Halumath culture. A traditional puja with applying Bhandar was performed to the Swamiji’s body, which buried according to religious norms.