70th Peethadhipati, Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
Jagadguru Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal
जगद्गुरु श्री शङ्कर विजयेन्द्र सरस्वती स्वामिगल
The 70th and presiding Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham since 2018.
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Life & teaching
He was taken into the Peetham as Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati on 29 May 1983, while still a student at Polur, and trained under both his guru Sri Jayendra Saraswati and his parama-guru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, travelling with them across India.
He became the presiding Acharya in February 2018. He has started youth training centres such as Bhakti Kendra, Dharma Kendra and Karma Kendra and supported many publications of the Matam in Indian and foreign languages.
Journey
- 1969
Born on 13 March at Periyapalayam, near Arani.
- 1983
Received sannyasa on 29 May and was named successor by Sri Jayendra Saraswati.
- 2018
Became the presiding Acharya on 28 February.
- 2025
Initiated Sri Satya Chandrashekarendra Saraswati as junior pontiff on 30 April.
Work & contributions
- Presides over the Peetham and its institutions at Kanchipuram.
- Youth training centres: Bhakti Kendra, Dharma Kendra, Karma Kendra.
- Publications of the Matam in Indian and foreign languages.