India, Sept. 7 -- Son born to Manchthaya Sreedhara Bhatt and Padmavathi Amma in 1940, Kesavananda Bharati took Sanyasa at the age of 19 and headed the Edneer Mutt as the Peetadhipathi until his death in 2020. He belonged to the Parampara of Thotakacharya, one of the first four disciples of Adi Shankara. He was a follower of the Smartha Bhagawatha tradition of Advaitha Pantha. As the head of the Mutt, he was referred by the honorific title, Srimad Jagadguru Sri Sri Sankaracharya Thotakacharya Kesavananda Bharathi Sripadangalavaru. He was one among the most significant contemporary seers in the Advaita Vedanta lineage and died early on Sunday at his ashram in north Kerala's Kasaragod. The Mutt follows the unique Smartha Bhagawatha tradition...