S. Nagarajan, 64, has been selected as the 234th pontiff (Madathipathi) of the Kancheepuram Thondai Mandala Adheenam Math.
In a meeting organised by the Tamil Nadu Thondai Mandala Mudaliar Sangam in Tiruchi, a seven-member select committee chose Mr. Nagarajan as the new pontiff on Sunday. He succeeds G. Natarajan, 74, who became the 233rd pontiff of the Thondai Mandala Adheenam Math in February 2021 and stepped down in 2022 on health grounds, the organisers said.
The new pontiff would be known as Sri La Sri Thiruchitrambala Gnanaprakasa Desiga Paramacharya Swamigal. He will undergo training for one month at Dharmapuram Adheenam Math in Mayiladuthurai.
