Noted purohit M.S. Ramesh (62), son of  late M.K. Subbanarasimhaiah and a resident of Railway Gate Road in K.G. Koppal, died of cardiac arrest on Friday midnight. He leaves behind his wife, a son, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Harishchandra Ghat at the foot of Chamundi Hill today afternoon, according to family sources.