Late seer of Pejawar Mutt Vishwesha Tirtha Swami posthumously honoured with Padma Vibhushan

Udupi, Jan. 26 -- The late seer of Pejawar Mutt Vishwesha Tirtha Swami has been posthumously honoured with Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to spiritualism. The seer, who passed away in December last, was known as a Hindu reformist spiritual leader. He was also among the religious heads to be in the forefront of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and was a vocal proponent for the construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya.

Vishwaprasanna Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt said that he considered the Padma Vibhushan award announced by the Union government to his guru and predecessor the late Vishwesha Tirtha Swami as an honour to the entire community of sants. In a video-recorded message, Vishwaprasanna Tirtha said that the responsibility of the sant ...