# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/veerendra-heggade
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:29:23.759Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/veerendra-heggade"
name: "Veerendra Heggade"
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description: "Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade is an Indian philanthropist and the hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple in the Indian state of Karnataka. He succeeded to the post at the age of 19, on 24 October 1968, the 21st in his line. He administers the temple and its properties, which are held in trust. He is a nominated Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since July 2022."
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1948-11-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump