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Shivakumar Swamiji Health
News broke out that Shivakumar Swamiji, the 111-year-old seer of Lingayat religious Sree Siddaganga Math was ill due to a lung infection that affected the seer's health gravely. Doctors now claim that his health is stable but are keeping an eye on his vitals.
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Shivakumar Swamiji Health
The seer is widely recognized as an adherent to Lingayatism. Many politicians from around the country visit the Siddaganga Math in Tumkur to seek his blessings.
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Shivakumar Swamiji Health
He swears by the motto of Anna Dhanam and Vidya Dhanam, offering free education, food, and shelter to over 8000 children without a caste barrier.
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Shivakumar Swamiji Health
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took up Twitter to wish the seer a speedy recovery in Kannada as well as English.
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