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Secondary sourcePhotograph15 July 2018

Vidyasankara Temple, Chikkamagaluru district

Deepak D Bolar · 15 July 2018

A photo of a stone temple at Sringeri connected to the tradition founded by Ādi Shankara.

Shows a temple at Sringeri, a centre of the tradition Ādi Shankara is credited with founding.

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Photo of a stone temple under a dramatic cloudy sky with orange light near the horizon. The temple has a tiered, pointed shikhara tower topped by a golden finial, and carved, weathered stone walls. A blue window and a red roof on the right are visible, with rain streaks in the air.
Deepak D Bolar, photograph of a temple near Sringeri, 2018.

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What it is

This is a modern photograph of a stone temple located in the Sringeri area, taken in 2018. The temple has a tiered tower and carved stone walls. It is listed as a protected monument, though the official record used here is incomplete.

Why it matters

Sringeri is one of the main centres associated with Ādi Shankara's tradition of Advaita Vedanta. Temples like this one show how places linked to his teaching were built up and preserved over many centuries, long after his lifetime.

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  • What architectural features can you spot, and what might they tell you about when the temple was built?
  • Why might a place linked to a teacher's memory become a site for later building and pilgrimage?
  • What is missing from this photo alone that would help you understand the temple's full history?

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Title page of 'The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankarakarya, translated by George Thibaut, Part I', published at the Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1890, All rights reserved.Book

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Brahma Sutra Bhashya

Adi Shankara · c. early 8th century

Scan of a manuscript page in Devanagari Sanskrit script, written in dark brown ink on aged, yellowed paper. Dense lines of text fill the page, with a marginal note at the upper left and a thin vertical border line at the edges.Document

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Manuscript of Shankara's Aitareya Upanishad Commentary

1593 CE (manuscript copy)

Painting of a seated robed sage in red with a forehead mark and beaded necklaces, teaching four disciples seated on animal skins by a forest pond with lotuses and two swans, a hut and mountains behind.Painting

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Portrait of Adi Shankara with Disciples

Raja Ravi Varma

Kedarnath Temple, a stone shrine with a golden-yellow sloped roof and blue trim, set against snow-capped Himalayan peaks and green mountain slopes under cloudy skies. Visitors stand near the entrance and steps, with yellow flags strung nearby.Artifact

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Kedarnath Temple

traditionally 8th century

A wide river flows through a valley under a pale sky. A sandy bank with patches of green plants lies on the left, and dense green trees and hills stand along the far shore. A concrete structure and a yellow railing appear at the bottom edge.Artifact

Secondary source

Sringeri Sharada Peetham

traditionally 8th century; developed 14th century onward

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