Jayendra Saraswathi
His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Jayendra Saraswati Shankararacharya Swamigal | |
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Acharyal listening to a Devotee speech | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Subrahmanyam Iyer 18 July 1935 Irulneeki, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 28 February 2018 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Honors | Shankaracharya |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭādipati | |
| In office 1994 – 28 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Chandrashekharendra Saraswati VIII |
| Succeeded by | Vijayendra Saraswati |
| Personal details | |
| Residence | Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham |
Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal (born Subrahmanyam S/O Mahadeva Iyer; 18 July 1935 – 28 February 2018) was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pontiff (Pïțhādhipati) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Subramanyam Iyer was nominated by his predecessor, Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, as his successor and was given the pontifical title Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on 22 March 1954.
Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal succeeded Mahaperiyava Chandrashekara Saraswati Swamigal in 1960, a fact not many people know. He conducted all the activities of the mutt with the oversight of his Guru out of reverence. His successor was anointed by the then Senior Pontiff Mahaperiyava during his lifetime in the early 1980s.