In a historic spiritual transition, the ancient Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, one of India’s most revered Hindu religious institutions, anointed its 71st Acharya on Wednesday. A 25-year-old Rig Vedic scholar from Andhra Pradesh, Duddu Satya Venkata Surya Subramanya Ganesha Sharma Dravid, was formally initiated into monastic life and given the monastic name Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi. The solemn and sacred ceremony took place in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, where the Peetham is headquart
In a historic spiritual transition, the ancient Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, one of India’s most revered Hindu religious institutions, anointed its 71st Acharya on Wednesday. A 25-year-old Rig Vedic scholar from Andhra Pradesh, Duddu Satya Venkata Surya Subramanya Ganesha Sharma Dravid, was formally initiated into monastic life and given the monastic name Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi. The solemn and sacred ceremony took place in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, where the Peetham is headquart