Satya Chandrashekarendra anointed as junior pontiff of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam
The 25-year-old Rig Vedic scholar, born as Duddu Satya Venkata Surya Subramanya Ganesha Sharma Dravid, is the 71st Shankaracharya of the peetam
Rig Vedic scholar from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Sri Satya Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya, was anointed as the junior pontiff of the ancient Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam at a grand religious ceremony in Kancheepuram on Wednesday (April 30).
The 25-year-old acharya, known as Ganesha Sharma Dravid before his initiation into sanyasa as per the tradition at the Kanchi mutt, was identified by the mutt as successor to the present Seer Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya. The historic event took place on the auspicious Akshya Thritiya attended by the seers from across the country.
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During the Sanyasa Sweekara Mahotsavam, the senior pontiff Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi blessed the Sanyasa name of Satya Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya to Duddu Satya Venkata Surya Subramanya Ganesha Sharma Dravid, marking the latter’s ascension as "71st Shankaracharya of the Peetam" according to Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.
Education in vedas
This Rig Vedic scholar from Annavaram Kshetra in Andhra Pradesh, had served at Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam, Basara, Nirmal district, Nizamabad, Telangana. He completed his studies in Yajurveda, Samaveda, Shadangas, and Dashopanishat, also.
The senior pontiff was made acharya of the Peetam at a young age of 15 by his predecessor and 69th pontiff Jayendra Saraswathi on May 29, 1983.
Jayendra Saraswathi was made the acharya by his predecessor Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi on March 24, 1954.
With agency inputs