<p>Gowrishankar Swami, pontiff of the Jangama Mutt at Gollahalli in Gubbi taluk of the district, died of heart attack at a hospital in Bengaluru in the wee hours of Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The mortal remains of the seer were taken to Seethakallu in Tumakuru taluk, his native place, for burial. <br /><br />Police were deployed at the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru after seer Shivakumara Swami and administrative officer Vishwanathaiah, in a press release, said that the deceased pontiff’s body should not be brought to the Siddaganga Mutt.<br /><br />Gowrishankar Swami was named as the successor of Shivakumara Swami in 1975, but was expelled from the Mutt in 1988 due to a dispute. A case in this regard is pending in the court.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Gowrishankar Swami, pontiff of the Jangama Mutt at Gollahalli in Gubbi taluk of the district, died of heart attack at a hospital in Bengaluru in the wee hours of Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The mortal remains of the seer were taken to Seethakallu in Tumakuru taluk, his native place, for burial. <br /><br />Police were deployed at the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru after seer Shivakumara Swami and administrative officer Vishwanathaiah, in a press release, said that the deceased pontiff’s body should not be brought to the Siddaganga Mutt.<br /><br />Gowrishankar Swami was named as the successor of Shivakumara Swami in 1975, but was expelled from the Mutt in 1988 due to a dispute. A case in this regard is pending in the court.<br /><br /></p>
