India
Mehndipur Bala Ji Priest Mahant Kishore Puri Maharaj Passes Away
Jaipur, August 8 (TNA) Mahant Kishore Puri Maharaj of the fabled Mehndipur Balaji Temple passed away at the age of 88 years on Sunday. He breathed his last at his residence in Jaipur where he was taken for some special treatment a few days back.
His condition had not been keeping well for the past few days and it deteriorated this morning at around 9:30 am and the end came a little after noon, sources informed. As soon as the news of his demise spread, the doors of the famous Mehndipur Balaji temple were closed.
All the shopkeepers also downed the shutters of their business establishments. The body has been taken from Jaipur to Mehndipur Balaji and the last rites would be conducted there.