Narmadaba, the wife of noted spiritual leader and Ramkatha exponent Morari Bapu, passed away on Wednesday at their residence in Talgajarda village in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, family sources said. She was 79 and had been unwell for some time. In the days leading up to her passing, Narmadaben’s health had deteriorated significantly, and she had reportedly stopped eating in the last two days.
“Narmadaba breathed her last in the early hours of Wednesday at their residence in Talgajarda, a village in Mahuva taluka of Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district. She was laid to rest with full spiritual rites and given ‘Samadhi’ at the same location later in the morning,” a close aide of Morari Bapu told reporters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Morari Bapu over the phone on Wednesday afternoon and expressed his condolences over the bereavement. Morari Bapu is widely known for his recitations of the Ramcharitmanas and is regarded as one of the leading narrators of Ramkatha in India and abroad.
Talgajarda mourns in silence as villagers, devotees pay tribute to Narmadaben
News of her demise cast a deep pall of sorrow over the village of Talgajarda, where a complete shutdown was observed on Wednesday as a mark of respect. Locals and devotees alike expressed profound grief at the loss of Pujya Narmadaben, who had long remained a quiet yet steadfast presence in Morari Bapu’s spiritual life.
Morari Bapu and Narmadaben were married in Vanot village, and the couple had four children: one son and three daughters.
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(With PTI inputs)
