Padma Shri Yoga Practitioner Baba Sivanand Passes Away at 128 in Varanasi The spiritual and yoga community mourns the loss of Baba Sivanand , a revered yoga practitioner and Padma Shri awardee , who passed away on Saturday night in Varanasi  at the remarkable age of 128 . He had been admitted to the Banaras Hindu University Hospital  on April 30 due to health complications. Life Dedicated to Yoga and Sadhana Baba Sivanand, a resident of Kabirnagar Colony, Varanasi , was wide