![]() “He dedicated his entire life to the service of Kesava Perumal. He had been performing daily Thiru Aradhanam at Sri Adhi Kesava Perumal Temple for the last 70 years having joined service at the age of 14, way back in Panguni of 1950.Ģ7 year old G Srinivasa Raghavan, his grandson says that during the lockdown, since the temple was closed for devotees, they had suggested that he move to a relative’s house in an ancestral village near Chengalpet but he refused to move away from Sri Kesava Perumal of Mylapore where he had performed service for seven decades. He belonged to the 11 th generation of his clan who performed Thiru Aradhanam at the Adhi Kesava Perumal Temple in Mylapore.Īn expert in Vaikanasa Agama, he was also initiated into Sanskrit Kaavyams at a very young age. In the temple circles, he was popularly known as ‘Chellapillai’ Bhattachar, a name that his grandmother kept after the lord of Thiru Narayanapuram, Melkote. Veera Raghava Bhattar of Sri Adhi Kesava Perumal Temple, Mylapore passed away on Sunday morning ( June 28) at Sri Ramachandra Medical College Hospital due to diabetic health related issues. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn Email PrintĨ4 year old K.
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