Overview

• Sharanabaswappa Appa died at 9:23 p.m. on August 14 after a severe respiratory infection left him on life support; a makeshift ICU had been set up at his Dasoha Mahamane residence for his final days.
• Traditional Lingayat funeral rites with full state honours were held at the Sharanabasaveshwara shrine in Kalaburagi on Independence Day.
• Thousands of devotees streamed into the shrine for the state-honored burial; over 2,000 police personnel secured the ceremony across Kalaburagi, Bidar and Yadgir districts.
• He is survived by his nine-year-old son, Chiranjeevi Doddappa Appa, who was ceremonially crowned the ninth Peethadhipathi in February 2022.
• On August 16, United Hospital staff in Kalaburagi held a solemn tribute, reflecting the seer’s enduring influence on education and social service.