Shankara Jayanti celebrated with fervour at Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar

May 06, 2022

Srinagar, May 06 (ANI): The Kashmir valley is reverberating with chants of Vedic hymns as five-day long event to commemorate the visit of saint Adi Shankaracharya was celebrated at Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar. The event is being organised by One India Strong India with the support of civil administration and different religious and social groups of Kashmiri Hindus. Nearly 200 saints from South India are camping in Srinagar. Adi Shankaracharya who hailed from Kerala travelled across India and Kashmir. Shankaracharya popularised the Vedanta philosophy when Buddhism was the dominating religion in the Indian subcontinent.