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This photograph was taken during the visit of Sringeri Sharada Peethadhipati Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Swamiji. The Swamiji was the 35th Jagadguru Sankaracharya of the Sringeri Sarada Pitha. The Swamiji embarked on an all-India tour in June 1964. It is very likely that his visit to IIT Madras was a part of this tour. He visited the Jalakanteshwara Temple at IIT Madras. In the photograph, Swamiji (extreme right), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer, second from right) and Prof. R. Krishnamurthi (Head of Humanities Department, third from right).

This photograph was taken at the Jalakanteshwara Temple, IIT Madras. The main deities of Jalakanteshwara Temple are Lord Shiva (Jalakanteshwara) and Devi Katyayani.  The photograph was taken during the visit of Sringeri Sharada Peethadhipati Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Swamiji. The Swamiji was the 35th Jagadguru Sankaracharya of the Sringeri Sarada Pitha. The Sringeri Matha was established in the 8th century CE by the saint Adi Sankara. It is situated in Sringeri, Chikkamagaluru District in Karnataka. Swamiji visited IIT Madras in 1965, most likely as a part of his all-India tour which…

This photograph was taken at the Jalakanteshwara Temple, IIT Madras. It was taken during the visit of Sringeri Sharada Peethadhipati Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Swamiji. The main deities of this temple are Lord Shiva (Jalakanteshwara) and Devi Katyayani. The renovation of this temple was completed in 1965 and the kumbhabhishekam was done on 18 June in the same year. According to a website, the Shiva lingam was present under a mandapam and a thatched roof near the IIT lake prior to the establishment of IIT Madras. Residents of villages nearby would offer their worship to the Shiva lingam. It…

This photograph was taken during the visit of Sringeri Sharada Peethadhipati Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Swamiji. The Swamiji was the 35th Jagadguru Sankaracharya of the Sringeri Sarada Pitha. Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, second from right) is also seen in the image next to Swamiji (fourth from right). The Swamiji embarked on an all-India tour in June 1964. It is very likely that his visit to IIT Madras was a part of this tour. He visited the Jalakanteshwara Temple at IIT Madras. The temple had been recently constructed and the kumbhabhishekam was also completed on 18 June…

This photograph was taken during the visit of Sringeri Sharada Peethadhipati Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Swamiji. The Swamiji was the 35th Jagadguru Sankaracharya of the Sringeri Sarada Pitha. This visit has been recorded in an article titled ‘Brief look at the history of temples in IIT Madras campus’ by Arun Ayyar, Harish Ganapathy and Hemanth C. The authors note that the Swamiji visited the temple on 7 November, 1965. According to the Sringeri website, Swamiji embarked on a tour across India in June 1964. He traveled across the country for four years continuously. It can be ascertained…

Electronics batch, 1976, IIT Madras

Elect. Power batch, 1976, IIT Madras