Shivakumara Swami, the head of Sree Siddaganga Mutt in Karnataka's Tumakuru, has died at 111 after two weeks on the ventilator. Shivakumar Swamijihad been unwell for a while and was briefly treated in Chennai before being brought back to the Mutt, where he was placed on life support. Senior political leaders, including rivals Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, united in mourning the death of the seer known as "the walking god".
