Sringeri Swamiji at IIT Madras, 1965

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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. 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 from this that his visit to IIT Madras was a part of this tour.

In the image, we can see Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer, extreme right) and Prof. R. Krishnamurthi (Head of Humanities Department, sixth from right). The Swamiji can be seen wearing darker robes.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Sringeri Swamiji, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0258/IMG_0326

Album ID:

0258

Date:

7 November 1965

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Visit of Sringeri Swamiji

Place:

Jalakanteshwara Temple