All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga

Shankaracharya's cave beneath the ancient tree
understood to be the place he wrote his famous
Shanraka-bhasya commentary on Vedanta-darshan.

Joshimath, Himalayas
Appearance of Sripad Shankaracharya, 15 May 2013
Pictures: Ananda Vardhan Prabhu

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Walking uphill, approaching the Math founded by Shankaracharya in Joshimath, 47km before Bedridden in the Himalayas. The large tree is very old and is considered to date back to the the time of Shankaracharya.

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Shankaracharya with compassionate expression seated in his cave a little beneath the ancient tree.

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Present day view from his cave.

Looking the other way from beneath the tree.

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Several deities of Nandi in front of the small Shiva Temple under the tree.

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aSri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip
http://scsmath.com | Main Centres