Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Adi Shankaracharya Hill

June 3, 2013

Foundation stone for Sri Adi Shankaracharya Hill

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji laid the foundation stone for a 32-foot Adi Shankaracharya statue in Sringeri on 3rd June 2013. CEO & Administrator, Sri V R Gowrishankar, Sri Sundaram and Shalini Jagan of Sundaram Architects, Sri Shankara Sthapati and Smt. Anasuya of Bangalore were present on the occasion. The huge statue is coming up at a hillock named Adi Shankaracharya Hill about 2 km from the Goddess Sharada temple, and is expected to be completed by June 2015.

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