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H.H Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal
His Holiness Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal (born March 18, 1969 as Sankaranarayanan, son of Sri Krishnamurthy Sastrigal) is the 70th Shankaracharya (guru and head or pontiff (In Tamil: Peetadhipathi)) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, a Hindu religious institution established by Sri Adi Sankara in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

Sri Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal has been adorning the pontifical seat at Kanchipuram since 29th May, 1983 when he was anointed to be the 70th peetathipathi, successor in waiting, to succeed the current peetathipathi, the 69th pontiff Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal Sri Pada, at a later date. . Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal was anointed by the 68th pontiff Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal VIII, reverentially known as "Mahaperiyavaa" and "Moving or Walking God".

His Holiness was born in a small hamlet known as "Thandalam" near Periyapalayam, a village near Arani in Uthukottai Taluk, Tiruvallore district, on the Madras-Tirupathi route via Red Hills, and was studying at Polur when taken as Acharya to the Peetam. . His Holiness's parents are presently living in Chennai.

As recently as February 22, 2009, the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam celebrated Sri Vijayendra Saraswati Day, to mark His Holiness's 41st Jayanthi (41st Birthday based on Tamil calender).