Bangaru Adigalar was an Indian spiritual guru and the president of Adiparasakthi Charitable Medical Educational and Cultural Trust. He was called ‘Amma’, meaning mother in Tamil, by his followers and devotees of the Adhiparasakthi temple.
Bangaru Adigalar: A spiritual leader who paved the way for menstruating women to enter temples dies at 82
Spiritual leader Bangaru Adigalar passed away Thursday. According to a news agency, he died at his residence in Melmaruvathur in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpet district following chest pain. He was 82.
Founder of the Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peetam, Adigalar was conferred the Padma Shri award, one of the country’s highest civilian awards, in 2019.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed his condolences and said Adigalar’s funeral will be conducted with state honors.
In a statement, Stalin said Adigalar founded the Adhiparasakthi Peetam and had been running it successfully for more than half a century. He added that the seer had founded a hospital and educational institutions and offered several social services to the public.