KALADI

Kaladi near to Angamali is pilgrim center on the banks of Periyar.  Kalady is the birth

place of Adi Sankaracharaya the great Indian Philosopher who lived in the 8th century

 is 45 Kms from Cochin. It is situated on the banks of river Periyar and there are two

 shrines in memory of Sree Sankaracharaya. One dedicated to him as Dakshina

Moorthi and the other to the Goddess Sharada. Adi Sankara's Shrined in Kalady are

open to all pilgrims irrespective of Religion and caste. The spot were Adi Shankara's

 Mother was cremated is called Vrindavan. Nearby is an old Krishna Temple, the family

 temple of Sankaracharaya. Another Temple known as Sri Ramakrishna International

Temple was built in 1976 with the hope that it would ultimately become a temple for all

 religions and an abode of peace. There is also a place situated there called the

 crocodile ghat, where this great philosopher took his vows of renunciation.