Personal Life
Date of Death | 22/06/2024 |
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Place of Death | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
Death Cause | Prolonged Illness |
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death) | Married |
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Family
Spouse | Not Known | ||
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Children |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
Laxmikant Mathuranath Dixit was an Indian scholar specializing in Vedic Karmkand (ritualism). | |
His expertise included various Hindu rituals like Srauta, Smarta, Yajna, and concretion. | |
He gained attention for overseeing a team of 121 priests at the 'Ram Lalla' idol's consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on 22 January 2024. | |
His family originally came from Jeur village near Solapur, Maharashtra, but later settled in Kashi for generations dedicated to studying Hindu traditions. | |
He learned the Vedas and rituals from his uncle, Ganesh Dixit Javji Bhatt. | |
Dixit graduated in Shukla Yajurveda from Sangved Vidyalaya and later taught there. | |
In 2023, Shankaracharya Swami Vijayendra Saraswati appointed Dixit to supervise Vedic scholars for the 'Ram Lalla' idol's consecration. | |
Dixit led the team in consecrating the idol, starting on 16 January, with rituals like Sarva Prayashchit homam and Devpranpratishtha on 22 January 2024. | |
He was the 11th-generation descendant of Pandit Gaga Bhatt, known for crowning Chhatrapati Shivaji in 1674. | |
In an interview, Dixit expressed gratitude for being entrusted with supervising the idol's consecration in Ayodhya. | |
PM Narendra Modi expressed condolences on Dixit's passing via Twitter. |