The samadhi of AryAmba is the holiest spot in kAladi.. it marks the place where Sankara performed the rites of his mother helped only by two families - one which lifted her head and another the feet on to the pyre.. centuries later sri sri sacchidaananda 
ShivAbhinava nrusimha bharathi set out in the quest of kaladi with the support of the maharaja of travancore (mUlam TiruNAL rAma varma) - officials with various clues were able to identify a place
along the poorna where there was evidence a shift in the course of the river.. when his holiness came e sat in meditation and he saw a smiling apparition of an old lady welcoming him silently.. taking this as a blessing he went forth to a black stone pillar where namboodri women
Where namboodri women were lighting lamps for centuries. This he identified as the exact spot where the holy mother was cremated.. at that place a temple was constructed and the kumabishekam done in 1910
#kalady #shankara #sringeri
#kalady #shankara #sringeri
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