over the domestic and regional routes. 1954.. Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal  (born July 18, 1935 as  Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer ) is the 69th  Shankaracharya  ( guru  and head or pontiff (Peetadhipathi)) of the  Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham . Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer was nominated by his predecessor, Sri  Chandrasekarendra Saraswati  Swamigal as his