Cremation held at Gokulam

Mysuru: Hundreds of people paid their last respects to internationally acclaimed Yoga Guru R. Sharath Jois, whose body was brought to city late yesterday night from US.

Sharath Jois passed away at Virginia in the USA on Nov. 11 following which Sharath’s wife Shruthi Jois and son Sambhav Jois left for the USA to bring back the body. The mortal remains arrived at Bengaluru in a flight from where it was shifted to Mysuru in an ambulance last night.

The mortal remains were kept at Sharath’s residence on 5th Main Road in VV Mohalla since 7 am today where hundreds of people including Adichunchanagiri Mysuru Branch Mutt Seer Sri Somanatheshwara Swamiji, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar, former MP Pratap Simha, a large number of foreign students, friends, well-wishers and others paid their last respects.

At 1 pm, the body was shifted to Chirashanthidhama in Gokulam where the last rites were performed.

MLAs G.T. Devegowda, K. Harishgowda and T.S. Srivatsa and others have condoled the untimely demise of Sharath Jois.