Swami Somananda ji (Doraiswami Maharaj) passed away at Chennai Math on 4 August at 4 pm. He was 98. An initiated disciple of Swami Virajananda ji Maharaj, he joined the order in 1938 at Ootacamund centre and received sannyasa diksha from his guru in 1948. He served as an assistant at Ootacamund, Chennai Math, Singapore, Kanchipuram, Salem, Chennai Students’ Home and Coimbatore Mission centres and later as the head of Salem centre. He had been living a retired life at Chennai Math since 2002. Austere and self-reliant, he was meticulous in his routine even at an advanced age. The Swami was loved and respected by all for his simplicity and gentle manners.
From : Official Obituary September 2018
