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.

Gopan Swami (78), a native of Neyyattinkara, was on Thursday secretly buried by his sons, who claimed he had attained ‘Samadhi. The deceased, Gopan Swami, was buried by his two sons, Sanandan ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Samadhi Center Inc.’s board of directors late Thursday walked back a declaration by its executive director that the organization won’t do business with Ulster County as… ...

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — The Samadhi Refuge closed its doors for good on Wednesday, June 4, as the final 13 residents prepared to vacate the emergency homeless shelter. Residents hauled their ...

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 ...

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.

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. 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: 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 ...

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 ...