In the early morning hours of Monday, the Vaishnav Pandit Lilakanta Mahanta, who had served as the former Satradhikar of Sri Sri Borkhatpar Satra, passed away in Sivasagar, in the state of Assam.
He was 92 years old. He was Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta’s father, who later became the Director-General of the Assam Police Department.
At approximately 2.15 in the morning, Sri Sri Lilakanta Mahanta took his final breath at his house in Konwarpur.
For the past three days, he had been in critical condition as a result of an age-related illness.
During the course of his life, Sri Sri Lilakanta Mahanta held the position of President of the Asom Sattra Mahasabha for a total of two terms.
Taking to Twitter, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma Said –
শিৱসাগৰৰ শ্ৰীশ্ৰী বৰখাতপাৰ সত্ৰৰ পৰম পূজনীয় সত্ৰাধিকাৰ লীলাকান্ত মহন্ত প্ৰভুৰ প্ৰয়াণৰ বাতৰিয়ে ব্যথিত কৰিলে৷ বিশিষ্ট বৈষ্ণৱ পণ্ডিত মহন্ত ডাঙৰীয়াৰ প্ৰয়াণ অসমৰ সমাজ জীৱনৰ বাবে বৃহৎ ক্ষতি৷ তেখেতৰ অতনু আত্মাৰ চিৰশান্তিৰ অৰ্থে ঈশ্বৰৰ চৰণত প্ৰাৰ্থনা জনাই পৰিয়াললৈ সমবেদনা জনালোঁ৷ pic.twitter.com/dd3kTscibn
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 27, 2023