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Jyotirmath entrance. The town is being renamed to Jyotirmath and was earlier called Joshimath.

Explained: Cultural significance of Uttarakhand’s Joshimath and Kosiyakutoli, now to be renamed

June 18, 2024 7:03 am

Joshimath and Kosiyakutoli have sites of religious and cultural importance. Here is a brief history of their recent names and why the renaming matters.

Adi Shankara is one of the most important figures in Hinduism, and one of the foremost proponents of Advaita Vedanta. (Wikimedia Commons)

Who are the shankaracharyas — and who was Adi Shankara?

January 18, 2024 5:32 pm

Ram Mandir Inauguration: All four shankaracharyas will not attend January 22’s Ram temple inauguration. Who are these venerable Hindu teachers? What is their philosophy? Who was Adi Shankara, whom they trace their legacy to?

Unveiling of Adi Shankaracharya's statue in MP.

Madhya Pradesh CM unveils Adi Shankaracharya statue at Omkareshwar: Its story, significance

September 22, 2023 7:43 pm

The 'Statue of Oneness' depicts Adi Shankaracharya as a 12-year-old child, the age he was when he is said to have visited Omkareshwar. It is part of a larger temple tourism project in the poll-bound state.

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Explained: Life, work and legend of Adi Shankara, Advaita master, philosopher nonpareil

November 06, 2021 7:27 am

The Adi Shankara story is a remarkable saga of travel and adventure, philosophical inquiry, conflicts in faith, exegesis, establishment of lineage, organisation and mobilisation, etc.