Adi guru shankaracharya a famous indian philosophy Guru (Teacher) was born in 8th century in kalady(kerala,India). at the age of five year, Shankaracharya stared his devotional study in Gurukul. childhood of adi guru shankaracharya is amazing by miraculous power. he gained a lot of divine power of thinking and learning at the age of five in Gurukul that one can never learn even at the age of 20. At the age of 8 year old he stared a journey all over india and some part of asia to study of idea about the meaning of real life.
Adi guru shankaracharya also founder of these four mathas (Hindu monastery) in India.
shringeri in karnataka
puri in orissa
joshimath in uttarakhand
Dwarka in gujarat
In last period of his life adi guru shankaracharya visited in area of north india region. he visited in badrinath shrine and after some time he paved his path in kedarnath dham.at the age of 32, he decided give nirvana (moksha-freedom form body) to him at kedarnath, and merged under the land near kedarnath temple.hence this place called as Shankaracharya Samadhi place.
Samadhi of Adi guru shankaracharya is situated in just a few distance behind the kedarnath temple and now become one of the most visiting place in kedarnath dham.
adi guru shankaracharya samadhi statue