Sringeri Swamiji at IIT Madras, 1965

< Back

Institute Events , Visiting VIPs , Administrators

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. He visited IIT Madras shortly after the Jalakanteshwara Temple on campus was constructed. His visit was most likely a part of his all-India tour which began in June 1964. In the photograph, he appears to have planted and watered a sapling on campus.

Seen in the image, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director, extreme right), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer, second from right) and the Swamiji (sixth from right).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Sringeri Swamiji, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0258/IMG_0331

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:

Possibly outside Jalakanteshwara Temple