VVIPs, devotees throng Siddaganga mutt to get a glimpse of walking God

Tumakuru:  As soon as  111-year-old Sri Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt was shifted to the mutt on Wednesday, January 16 from the Siddaganga Hospital and Research Centre, people from all walks of life have been making a beeline to the mutt to have a glimpse of the walking God.

There was no end to the visits of VVIPs for darshan of the seer, Congress floor leader in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjuna Kharge, had visited the seer at the hospital on Sunday and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda visited the seer on Wednesday. 

Addressing media after visit the mutt and enquiring the health of the seer Scion of Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said that he would pray to Goddess Chamundeshwari for the quick recovery of Swamiji. He further informed that as the seer was sleeping he did not disturb him up.

Later in the evening, conceding to the local devotee’s repeated requests, the authorities let them have darshan through the window of the room where Shivakumara Swamiji is undergoing treatment.