Shaankara Jyoti Prakasha
Śāṅkara Jyoti Prakāśa · शाङ्कर ज्योति प्रकाश
Documented Locations
Pilgrimage sites along Adi Shankaracharya's route, with historical context on his visit to each.
432 locations documented
MaharashtraMahalakshmi Temple
MaharashtraPanhalakaji Caves
MaharashtraParashurama Temple
MaharashtraKolhapur
The sacred Mahalakshmi Shakti Peetha, deeply connected to Adi Shankaracharya through his composition of the Kanakadhara Stotram.
MaharashtraGanapatipule Temple
Ratnagiri
A crucial coastal gateway bringing the profound philosophical message of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, established by Adi Shankaracharya, into Maharashtra.
GoaSaptakoteshwar
GoaArvalem Caves & Srividya Pathshala
Excavated into the laterite hill, the Arvalem Caves consist of two major caves and a residential chamber. The first phase of excavation includes triple shrines. The first cave of the triple shrine on the north-west side is a square chamber having pitha in the centre, enshrined by a linga like shaft of schist stone provided in its visible top form as a disc, perhaps standing for solar disc.
GoaRudreshwar Temple
GoaKaivalyamath
This is a lateritic rock-cut cave with two cells of early medieval period, in Consua village of Mormugao taluka. This cave has a square Yoni-Pitha. The Linga from this cave was detached from the Yoni-Pitha and was lying in a pond in the vicinity of the cave. Subsequently the Linga from this cave was acquired by the State Museum of Goa in 1985. Many scholars are of the opinion that this is one of the earliest Linga from Goa.
GoaMahalasa Narayani Temple
GoaMahalakshmi Temple
GoaShantadurga
GoaShantadurga Moolasthana
Ponda
Reflecting the extraordinary resilience of Sanatana Dharma through the preservation of ancient Hindu temple traditions upheld by the followers of Adi Shankaracharya.
Kumta
A coastal stopover carrying the spiritual legacy of the Western Ghats and the Sringeri Matha of Adi Shankaracharya northwards.
Shimoga
The gateway to the Malnad region, intimately connected to the spiritual, cultural, and monastic heritage of the nearby Sringeri Sharada Peetham founded by Adi Shankaracharya.
KarnatakaHoranadu & Kalasa
Sanctified by Adi Shankaracharya's divine presence, where he empowered the Annapoorneshwari Temple by consecrating the Sri Chakra.
Belavadi
A historic kshetra graced and sanctified by the divine presence of Adi Shankaracharya at the Udbhava Ganapati Temple.
Chikkamagaluru
The supremely sacred district where Adi Shankaracharya arrived at Sringeri and established the Dakshinamnaya Sharada Peetham to anchor Advaita Vedanta.
K R Nagar
The highly auspicious starting point of the Shaankara Jyothi Prakasha yatra, where the historic journey to spread Adi Shankaracharya's vision begins.