Shivakumara Swamiji discharged from hospital, devotees cheer

Team Udayavani, Jan 28, 2018, 10:30 AM IST

Bengaluru: Siddaganga Mutt seer Shivakumara Swami, who was admitted at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Bengaluru, on Friday, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday afternoon.

The 110-year-old seer returned to the mutt on Saturday evening. Siddalinga Swami, a team of doctors led by Dr Parameshwar, and the members of the mutt administration received Shivakumara Swami and him to the rest room at the old mutt.

Shivakumara Swamiji was rushed to BGS Hospital in Bengaluru in the wee hours of Friday after the complained of breathing problem, fever and low blood pressure. According to Dr Ravindra B S, Chief of Medical Gastroenterology, BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Swamiji was diagnozied with pneumonia, kidney issues, blockage of liver tube and a low blood pressure.

A team of eight doctors at BGS Hospital conducted the endoscopy procedure on the seer. Three stents were inserted into the seer’s liver tube in a 40-minute long operation. His condition returned to stable and he was discharged on Saturday.