Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep sorrow over the death of Varanasi's "Dom Raja" Jagdish Chowdhary (king of cremators) who passed away at the age of 55 years on Tuesday. "Extremely saddened by the demise of Dom Raja Jagdish Chaudhary of Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also condoled the death of the Dom Raja and called it a major loss. Chaudhary occupied the ritually significant position of "Dom Raja" or king of cremators in Varanasi. The Dom Raja of Kashi is considered the chief keeper of the fire burning uninterrupted at Varanasi's Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats, which are reserved for cremation.

Source: dna August 25, 2020 09:11 UTC