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The body of Gopan, the self-styled spiritual guru whose mysterious death has attracted a police probe, was buried in a specially-erected crypt — dubbed as “maha samadhi” — at his house at Aralumoodu ...

The 178th Aradhana Festival of Sri Sathguru Thyagaraja Swamigal, held in Thiruvaiyaru, began with a devotional atmosphere, as thousands gathered to pay homage to the saint-composer. The festival, ...

Family members cooperated with the process, which followed the controversial claim made on the 10th that Gopan had attained "Samadhi." ...

His family claimed that he sat in samadhi — a state of meditative consciousness, according to different Indian religious traditions — the previous day and was lowered into the concrete chamber that ...

His body, previously exhumed for a post-mortem after his family secretly buried him claiming he had attained 'samadhi,' was returned home in a procession. Family members, along with Hindu ...

The Kerala police exhumed the body of a 69-year-old man, whose family claimed that he attained 'samadhi', in view of suspicions over the death. Read More ...

To solve the mystery behind the samadhi of self-styled spiritual guru Gopan Swami, the Kerala Police on Thursday morning exhumed his body from a concrete chamber from the premises of his house near ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After days of uncertainty, the controversial ‘samadhi’ chamber of Gopan Swami at Aralamoodu near Neyyattinkara was opened on Thursday morning. The inquest that followed ...

According to his family, Gopan Swami’s final rites will be conducted with elaborate ceremonies, honouring him with a grand “Maha Samadhi’. To advertise here, Contact Us On Thursday morning ...

Even in his death, Gopan Swami, known as Maniyan among his peers, did not cease to command attention with his family claiming that he attained 'Samadhi'. Originally hailing from Plavila near ...

The Kerala police exhumed the body of a self-proclaimed godman who was entombed by his family after claiming he had attained 'samadhi'. The exhumation came amid public protests, legal scrutiny and the ...