🔱 Shankaracharya Temple, Kashmir

📍 Location & Elevation
✅ Situated on the Zabarwan Range in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
✅ Stands at an elevation of 1100 feet above sea level.
✅ Dedicated to Lord Shiva, making it an important center of Shaivism.

📜 Historical Significance
✅ Named after Adi Shankaracharya, who visited the site and revived Advaita Vedanta (Non-dualism).
✅ Believed to have been originally built by Jaluka (son of Ashoka) and later renovated by Lalitaditya Muktapida of the Karkota dynasty.
✅ Persian inscriptions suggest renovations by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century.
✅ One of the oldest Hindu shrines in Kashmir, deeply tied to Shaivism traditions.

🔗 Adi Shankaracharya’s Contributions
✅ Revival of Hinduism: Established four mathas in Dwarka, Joshimath, Puri, and Sringeri.
✅ Key Philosophical Works:
•Bhaja Govindam – Philosophical teachings in poetic form.
•Bhashyas (Commentaries) – On the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Brahma Sutras.
•Advaita Vedanta – Stressed the unity of Atman (soul) with Brahman (supreme reality).

📰 Recent Updates
✅ PM Modi visited the temple, highlighting its spiritual and cultural significance.
✅ The temple is being developed under the PRASAD scheme to boost religious tourism in Kashmir.

🔖 #ShankaracharyaTemple #Kashmir #AdiShankaracharya #SanatanDharma #IndianHeritage #AdvaitaVedanta #SpiritualIndia

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🔱 Shankaracharya Temple, Kashmir

📍 Location & Elevation
✅ Situated on the Zabarwan Range in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
✅ Stands at an elevation of 1100 feet above sea level.
✅ Dedicated to Lord Shiva, making it an important center of Shaivism.

📜 Historical Significance
✅ Named after Adi Shankaracharya, who visited the site and revived Advaita Vedanta (Non-dualism).
✅ Believed to have been originally built by Jaluka (son of Ashoka) and later renovated by Lalitaditya Muktapida of the Karkota dynasty.
✅ Persian inscriptions suggest renovations by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century.
✅ One of the oldest Hindu shrines in Kashmir, deeply tied to Shaivism traditions.

🔗 Adi Shankaracharya’s Contributions
✅ Revival of Hinduism: Established four mathas in Dwarka, Joshimath, Puri, and Sringeri.
✅ Key Philosophical Works:
•Bhaja Govindam – Philosophical teachings in poetic form.
•Bhashyas (Commentaries) – On the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Brahma Sutras.
•Advaita Vedanta – Stressed the unity of Atman (soul) with Brahman (supreme reality).

📰 Recent Updates
✅ PM Modi visited the temple, highlighting its spiritual and cultural significance.
✅ The temple is being developed under the PRASAD scheme to boost religious tourism in Kashmir.

🔖 #ShankaracharyaTemple #Kashmir #AdiShankaracharya #SanatanDharma #IndianHeritage #AdvaitaVedanta #SpiritualIndia

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