Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi

Very divine place. Samadhi sthal of Sri Jagadguru Adi Sankaracharya. Now, this Samadhi doesn't exist. Washed away, during 2013 Kedarnath floods. In that place, a very huge stone can be seen which saved the Kedarnath temple from the devastating floods of 2013.

Adi Shankara, also called Adi Shankaracharya, was an Indian Vedic scholar and teacher, whose works present a harmonizing reading of the sastras, with liberating knowledge of the self at its core, synthesizing the Advaita Vedanta teachings of his time.

Adi Shankaracharya was a philosopher and theologian who is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism.

This place is situated just behind the Kedarnath Temple

Kedar Nath Temple is 8th Century Hindu Temple. It is one among 12 Jyotirling situate in various parts of India. A Bhagwan Shiv mandir. It is situated in Rudraprayag District of Uttarakhand. 16 km trekking way from gauri kund. 8 minutes ride from phata by helicopter. Weather there is always cold and rains occasionally.

Adi Shankaracharya was born on the 5th day after Amavasya during Shukla paksha in the month of Vaishakha in 788 CE. Adi Shakaracharya was born to mother Aryamba and father Sivaguru in a small village of Kerala named Kaldi. Adi Shankaracharya was also known as Jagadguru.He preached about Vedik knowledge.It is believed that once there was a time when people were deprived with holiness and spirituality. All sages decided to go to Lord Shiva to seek his help and Lord Shiva promised them that he will be born as Adi Shankaracharya to enlighten the people in Hindu Religion about spirituality. That is how, Adi Shankaracharya was born to teach and help the followers of Hindu Religion. For this purpose Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya founded four Math in all the four direction namely - Shringeri Math, Govardhan Math, Sharda Math, Jyotir Math. He assigned each math with the responsibility of spreading awareness among people of Hindu Religion to acquire the indepth knowledge of Vedas, Upnishads and other Holy Scriptures. These math had played a vital role in establishing Vedic knowledge among people by following the Vedas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 12-foot statue of Adi Shankaracharya at Kedarnath, where the acharya is believed to have attained samadhi at the age of 32 in the ninth century. Calling Shankara a reincarnation of Lord Shiva. In a lifespan of just 32 years, he is said to have visited all the important spiritual centres of the time — from Kanchi (Kancheepuram) to Kamrup (Assam), and Kashmir and the Kedar and Badri dhams, as well as Sringeri, Ujjain, Kashi, Puri, and Joshimath. He is believed to have attained samadhi at Kedarnath. The Shankaracharya statue is made up of chlorite schist, , weighing 35 tonnes, has been built at the seer’s samadhi sthal that has been redeveloped after it suffered heavy damage during the 2013 deluge. Pandavas built the temple of Kedarnath and the present temple was established by Adi Shankaracharya, who restored the glory of the shrine in the 8th century A.D. The temple is said to be more than 1,200 years old and one among the 12 jyotirlingas in India.

This statue is dedicated to sri adi shankaracharya the person who discovered this holy temple and he founded the four mathas . Honourable prime minister narendra modi inaugurated this statue In 2019 in his honour.

Beutifully Built and help to understand the contribution of Adi Shankara Charya to Hindu Religion and integrity of the sub continent.

Such a beautiful place, Samadhi of Shri Audi Shankaracharya very near to the Kedarnath temple hardly 200 m towards backside of temple…