| 1. Narendra Giri led the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, a prominent Hindu monastic organization in India. |
| 2. He wielded significant influence and had notable political ties. |
| 3. Originally from the trans-Ganga region of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 4. He was elected as the president of ABAP in 2015 and then re-elected in 2019. |
| 5. Played a crucial role in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in Varanasi and Mathura. |
| 6. In April 2021, he tested positive for Covid-19. |
| 7. He spent his early years in Haridwar and belonged to the Niranjani Akhara, whose seers worship the deity Kartikeya. |
| 8. In his suicide note, he blamed his disciple Anand Giri, with whom he was embroiled in a property dispute. |
| 9. He died by suicide on 20 September 2021 at Baghambari Math in Prayagraj, found hanging from a ceiling fan. |
| 10. The CBI took over the investigation into his death, charging Anand Giri and two others with abetment to suicide. |
| 11. The autopsy confirmed death by asphyxia due to hanging with no injury marks on the body. |
