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= Swami Omkarananda Theni =

Swami Omkarananda (Tamil: சுவாமி_ஓம்காரநந்தர், died: May 10, 2021, lived 64 years).Swami was the pontiff of Then i Vedapuri Chidbhavananda Ashram, the State President of the Dharma Rakshana Samiti founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati, and the pontiff of Pudukottai Bhuvaneshwari Peetam. He was widely addressed as Pujyasri Omkarananda Mahaswamiji. Swami Omkarananda passed away in Madurai due to heart attack caused by Corona infection. Swami Omkarananda preached and protected Hindu dharma and fearlessly raised his voice against anti-Hindu forces.

Youth, asceticism and demise
Born to Shri Vaidyanatha Ganapati and Smt Alamelu Ammal in Perur town of Coimbatore district, Swamiji was named as Manoharan. After completing his schooling, Swami Omkarananda studied Bhagavad Gita, Thiruvachakam and Thirukkural at the Ramakrishna Tapovanam established by Swami Chidbhavananda at Thiruparaiturai near Trichy. He received mantra deeksha for initiation into the monastic order by Swami Chidbhavananda. Later he became a disciple of Swami Dayananda Saraswati&#x27;s student Swami Paramarthananda Saraswati and learned Vedantic texts such as Upanishads and Brahma Sutras. Twenty-seven years ago, he established the Vedapuri Shri Swami Chidbhavananda Ashram in Aranmanaipudur panchayat of Theni District. He was affectionately called Theni Omkarananda Swami. His contribution to Sanatana Dharma was immense. His discourses combining Bhagavad Gita and Thirukkural are well-known. As State President of the Dharma Rakshana Samiti, then under the directive of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, he tirelessly undertook many works, especially in bringing many back to the fold of their mother religion. Pujyasri Omkarananda Mahaswamiji has thousands of disciples in Tamil Nadu and in many foreign countries. He undertook the task of reviving the tradition and spiritual thoughts of Hindu religion, and through his discourses lucidly and inimitably explained the contents of Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Devaram, Thiruvachakam, Thirumandiram, Thayumavanar and Bharatiyar hymns so that even the lay person could comprehend them with ease. He often alluded to the Thirukkural in his talks.

Swamiji was admitted to a private hospital in Madurai and due to cardiac complications passed away on May 10, 2021 at 6:15 pm on his 64th year.