What is Vishwesha Teertha?
[[File:Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt meets PM Modi (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Sri Vishwesha Tirtharu''' (officially known as {{IAST|Śrī Śrī 1008 Śrī Viśveśa-tīrtha Śrīpādaṅgaḷavaru}}; (27 April 1931 &ndash; 29 December 2019) {{lang-kn|ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀ ೧೦೦೮ ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಶ್ವೇಶತೀರ್ಥ ಶ್ರೀಪಾದಂಗಳವರು}}) was an Indian [[Hindu]] [[guru]]. He was the [[Swamiji]] of the Sri Pejavara Adokshaja Matha, one of the [[Ashta Matha]]s belonging to the [[Dvaita]] school of philosophy, founded by Sri [[Madhvacharya]]. Sri Vishvesha Tirtharu was the 32nd in the [[Pejavara Guru Parampara|lineage]] of the Pejavara matha, starting from Sri Adhokshaja Tirtharu. He was the honorary president of ''Vishva Tulu Sammelana''. Teertha was born in [[Ramakunja]], India. Teertha died on 29 December 2019 at a hospital in [[Pejawara Matha]], [[Udupi]] of [[pneumonia]] at the age of 88.<ref>[https://in.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/pejavara-mutts-chief-vishwesha-teertha-061025435.html Pejawara Mutt Chief Vishwesha Teertha Swami dies at 88]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://shivallibrahmins.com/english/great-acharyas/sri-sri-vishvesha-theertha-swamiji/ Achievements of Sri Sri Vishvesha Theertha Swamiji and photo collections] * [http://vishveshavani.com Sri Sri Vishvesha Theertha Swamiji's official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131014956/http://www.vishveshavani.com/ |date=2020-01-31 }} * [http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=500662 Everyone will become minority one day - Pejawar Swamiji] {{DEFAULTSORT:Tirtha, Vishvesha}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in India]] [[Category:Indian writers]] [[Category:Indian religious leaders]] {{bio-stub}}