INDIA, June 10, 2015 (Business Standard): Renowned spiritual leader Sadguru Kandukuru Sivananda Murthy died today at his Warangal residence after being indisposed for over a month. He was 87. The end came in the wee hours around 1.55 am at his home Gurudham in Warangal, where he was shifted to recently from his ashram in Bheemunipatnam in Visakhapatnam district.
Murthy has a wide following among the Telugu diaspora. He had set up several cultural trusts and also established the Andhra Music Academy. Also, he had built two ashrams at Visakhapatnam and Warangal respectively, where his mortal remains have been kept for his followers to pay their last tributes. Born on December 21, 1928 at Rajahmundry in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, the veteran guru was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Andhra University in recognition of his services.
For our feature story on the Srouta Saiva community, see Hinduism Today, October, 2013 issue:
https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/category.php?categoryid=414
(note: the first four stories of the issue are all on the Srouta Saivas)