(Contd.)

After the Sivaganga Acharya’s maha-samadhi in 1918, the Math was placed under temporary care through a committee of disciples belonging to the Math, by the Muzrai Department, until the young Acharya took charge. This record shows how the Mysore Kings respected the Sivaganga Math’s religious traditions and secular affairs, allowing its own sishyas to manage them in accordance with the customs and usages of the Math. It stands as a model for present-day State Governments on how ancient religious denominations should be protected from any kind of external interference.