 When He started falling ill and realised His days were few, He decided to give up His body according to “Sharana” tradition, in which ash is smeared on the body, and the feet of a Jangama, or Shaivite monk, are worshipped.The monk’s feet are then placed on the head, and life is given up.Nobody agreed, but on His insistence, a Jangama by name Hirematta Karibasavayya agreed.