That used to be the practice in Kerala, too, until the death of 78-year-old Gopan Swami, alias Maniyan, from Neyyantikara near Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the south Indian state.

Kerala High Court demands death certificate in Gopan Swami samadhi case, says probe can't be halted. The body was discovered ...

Kerala police exhume body of temple priest amid controversy over ‘Samadhi’ claim. Incident came to light after his family put up posters claiming he had attained Samadhi ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: To unravel the mystery surrounding the death of a 69-year-old man, whose family claimed he had attained 'samadhi', the body will be exhumed ...

Kerala ‘Samadhi’ opened, preliminary probe finds no foul play. The postmortem examination was conducted at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital.

Neyyattinkara police exhumed the body of 69-year-old Gopan Swami, found in a sitting position with pooja items, after his family claimed he had attained 'samadhi'. The Kerala High Court allowed ...

The tomb, the samadhi site of Neyyattinkara Gopan Swamy, was opened on Thursday morning after the Kerala High Court declined to stay the district administration's decision to exhume the body.

Home india kerala. Kerala police exhume body of man who attained 'samadhi' During the exhumation, the body was discovered in a sitting position. Several pooja items, including 'vibhuti' ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) A bizarre case in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram district has sparked controversy as the police seek permission to exh Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

Home india kerala The mortal remains were brought to the site in a religious procession and reinterred in a large square pit, in a cross-legged sitting position, amidst chants of 'Om Namo Namah ...

Samadhi is not very common in Kerala. This aroused the suspicion of some neighbours as they had no clue about it. A particularly alert person complained to the police and started the chain of ...