Hinduism Today
JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, April 13, 2006: Sri Sellathurai Swami, president of Sivathondan Nilayam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka (a society established by Siva Yogaswami, guru of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, founder of Hinduism Today) attained Mahasamadhi on April 12 at 2:00 pm (Sri Lanka Time) on Pankuni Utharam day. He had told all Yogaswami’s devotees three months ago that he would discard his body after the 42nd Maha Samadhi celebrations of Satguru Yogaswami which took place on April 7th. He was 92 years old. The body was kept at the adjoining building (on the right hand side of the Sivathondan Nilayam in Jaffna). All devotees in Jaffna, from Chengaladdi and Colombo paid their respects to Swami here. On April 13, Sri Lanka time around 12:00 p.m, the body was transferred to Sivathondan Nilayam, ground floor (Purana Mandapam) and Abishekam was performed to the body along with pujas. Later the body was carried from Sivathondan Nilayam to the crematorium with the blowing of conch shells, ringing of bells and with the chanting of Sivapuranam. About 800-900 devotees participated in the funeral ceremony. This great soul performed his duty to Satguru Yogaswami with full devotion for fifty (50) years. (1956-2006) and has now returned to his guru’s feet! After the return of Sri Santhaswamy (Lord Saulsbury’s son) to UK, Sellathurai Swami lived in Sivathondan Nilayam, Chengaladdi, for many years and performed Sivathondu.