GUWAHATI: Yoga Guru and Padma Shri awardee Swami Sivananda Saraswati passed away in Varanasi on Sunday, May 4. In 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred him with the Padma Shri award for his contribution to the field of yoga. He was reportedly 128 years old.
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Taking to X, PM Narendra Modi offered his condolences. "It is extremely saddening to hear about the demise of Shivanand Baba Ji, a yoga practitioner and resident of Kashi. His life dedicated to yoga and sadhana will continue to inspire every generation of the country. He was also awarded Padma Shri for serving the society through yoga. Shivanand Baba's departure to Shivaloka is an irreparable loss for all of us Kashi residents and millions of people who draw inspiration from him. I pay my tribute to him in this hour of grief," read a tweet wrote in Hindi.