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Vijayendra Saraswathi
Vijayendra Saraswathi
	Kanchi Vijayendra Saraswathi
Title	Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭādipati
Personal
Born	Sankara Narayanan; 13 March 1969; Periyapalayam, Tiruvallur
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Religious career
Website	www.kamakoti.org
Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭādipati
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 Feb 2018
Preceded by	Jayendra Saraswathi
Personal details
Residence	Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt

Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi (born 13 March 1969) is the 70th Jagadguru of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram. He became the senior Pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt following the death of Jayendra Saraswati, the 69th Pontiff, on 28 February 2018.[1]

Biography

Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi was born in 1969 as Sankara Narayanan[2] in Periyapalayam village near Arani in Tiruvallur.[3] He attended a village school in Periyapalayam and studied the Vedas with his father, Sri Krishnamurthy Sastri, a Vedic scholar and teacher. He joined the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham when he was 13 and was named 70th Peetadipati in 1983.[4]

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References

"Know All About Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/mar/01/sri-vijayendra-saraswathi-brilliance-made-him-the-pontiff-of-kanchi-mutt-1780716.html
"History of Kamakoti Matham". Kamakoti.org. 24 August 2018.
"Vijayendra Saraswati: A quick look at the new Kanchi Shankaracharya and head of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam". Zee News. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

External links

Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham

Religious titles
Preceded by Jayendra Saraswathi	Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭādipati Elected on: 1983 Succeeded on: 28 February 2018. Current Peethathipathi	Incumbent

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[ndtv1-1] "Know All About Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

[2] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/mar/01/sri-vijayendra-saraswathi-brilliance-made-him-the-pontiff-of-kanchi-mutt-1780716.html

[3] "History of Kamakoti Matham". Kamakoti.org. 24 August 2018.

[4] "Vijayendra Saraswati: A quick look at the new Kanchi Shankaracharya and head of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam". Zee News. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.