At the age of 39, Tarakaratna passed away today after suffering a heart attack 23 days ago.
Balakrishna took great care of Tarakaratna's medical treatment, from Kuppam Hospital to Narayana Hrudayalaya in Bengaluru, but unfortunately, Tarakaratna remained on life support and his condition did not improve.
In such cases, when medical treatment is not showing any signs of improvement, doctors usually inform the family members about the inevitable situation and leave it up to them to decide on when to cease the medical support.
Some religious families choose a muhurtam to ensure a peaceful journey for the soul after death.
Sources close to the Nandamuri family believe that Balakrishna, who is a firm believer in astrology, may have chosen Shivarathri as the right time to cease medical support for Tarakaratna.
According to Hinduism, Shiva is also known as the Lord of burial, and those who pass away on Shivarathri are believed to reach the holy lap of Lord Shiva.