WALKING GOD STOPS HIS WALK ABRUPTLY

SRI SIDDHESHWAR SWAMIJI OF THE REVERED JNANA YOGASHRAM IN VIJAYAPURA, KARNATAKA POPULARLY REFERRED TO AS A WALKING GOD, WAS KNOWN FOR HIS SCHOLARLY DISCOURSES AND POWERFUL ORATORY

-  MANOHAR YADAVATTI

The seer's resolve to take samadhi has been against the desperate wishes and prayers of his thousands of disciples, followers and well-wishers.

DRIPS DURING REST

Irrespective of the popular sentiments, it looks like Swamiji had made up his mind to give up the physical form as he had stopped taking food and liquids for more than 10-12 days. Although the 'walking God' was keen on fulfilling his last wish, people at the helm of affairs were against it; he was forcibly injected nutrients by drips while he rested.

REFORMER

Maruti More recalled how the region around Katral village in Karnataka and neighbouring Maharashtra started to prosper following the frequent visits of Sri Siddheshwar Swamiji to his Ashram. Interestingly, Maruti More's farms are spread across both Karnataka and Maharashtra. He says- "The hitherto barren lands with rain-fed crops and less yield transformed into well irrigated rich fertile fields fetching high income with sugarcane, grapes and many a horticultural crop; all thanks to the able guidance of Sri Siddheshwar Swamiji".

REFUSING RENOVATION