Laxmikant Mathuranath Dixit
Vedic Scholar

Indian Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Quick Info

Profession	Vedic Scholar
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/01/1938
Age	86 years (died on 22, Jun, 2024)
Birthplace	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Hometown	Varanasi
Date of Death	22/06/2024

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Personal Life

Place of Death	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Death Cause	Prolonged Illness

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married

Family

Children	Jai Krishna Dixit (Vedic scholars) Sunil Laxmikant Dixit (Vedic scholars)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Laxmikant Mathuranath Dixit was an Indian scholar specializing in Vedic Karmkand (ritualism).
2. His expertise included various Hindu rituals like Srauta, Smarta, Yajna, and concretion.
3. He gained attention for overseeing a team of 121 priests at the 'Ram Lalla' idol's consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on 22 January 2024.
4. His family originally came from Jeur village near Solapur, Maharashtra, but later settled in Kashi for generations dedicated to studying Hindu traditions.
5. He learned the Vedas and rituals from his uncle, Ganesh Dixit Javji Bhatt.
6. Dixit graduated in Shukla Yajurveda from Sangved Vidyalaya and later taught there.
7. In 2023, Shankaracharya Swami Vijayendra Saraswati appointed Dixit to supervise Vedic scholars for the 'Ram Lalla' idol's consecration.
8. Dixit led the team in consecrating the idol, starting on 16 January, with rituals like Sarva Prayashchit homam and Devpranpratishtha on 22 January 2024.
9. He was the 11th-generation descendant of Pandit Gaga Bhatt, known for crowning Chhatrapati Shivaji in 1674.
10. In an interview, Dixit expressed gratitude for being entrusted with supervising the idol's consecration in Ayodhya.
11. PM Narendra Modi expressed condolences on Dixit's passing via Twitter.

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