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Thousands of people are expected to visit the temple town on Thursday when the final rites for the pontiff will be performed. “Many people from Chennai and Bengaluru landed in the town and took autorickshaws, which plied as usual,” another trader said. SRINIVASANmore-inThough hundreds of people queued up in front of the Kanchi mutt on Wednesday to pay their last respects to Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, there was hardly any impact on normal life and people went about their usual business in the temple town. By noon, the body of Sri Jayendrar will be placed next to the samadhi of Chandrashekara Saraswathi on the mutt premises. Sea of devotees: Thousands of people are expected to visit the Kanchi mutt on Thursday to get one last glimpse of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi..