India News | Shivlinga Shivacharya Maharaj Dies
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Shivlinga Shivacharya Maharaj, a religious leader from the Lingayat community, died at Nanded in central Maharashtra on Tuesday, officials said.
Mumbai, Sep 1 (PTI) Shivlinga Shivacharya Maharaj, a religious leader from the Lingayat community, died at Nanded in central Maharashtra on Tuesday, officials said.
Shivacharya, who was known as `Rasthrasant', died of old age, they said. He was 104.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray instructed that he be given a state funeral, officials added.
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