Peeth profile
Govardhan Math, Puri
Purvamnaya Govardhan Matha (Puri, Odisha)
Purvamnaya Sri Govardhana Peetham at Puri, Odisha, is the eastern of the four Amnaya Peethas traditionally established by Adi Shankaracharya.
- Direction
- East
- Veda
- Rig Veda
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Peeths, Acharyas & Sampradayas
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Govardhan Math, Puri
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Shri Nischalananda Saraswati Ji Maharaj
Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Purvamnaya Govardhana Peetham, Puri, since 1992, known for his teaching of Vedanta and Vedic mathematics.
- Direction
- East
- Veda
- Rig Veda
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Dwarka Sharada Peetham
Paschimamnaya Dwarka Sharada Peetham (Dwarka, Gujarat)
Paschimamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham at Dwarka, Gujarat, also called Dwarka Sharada Math or Kalika Math, is the western Amnaya Peetha of the Shankara tradition.
- Direction
- West
- Veda
- Sama Veda
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Dwarka Sharada Peetham
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Sadanand Saraswati Ji
Shankaracharya of the Paschimamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Dwarka, since September 2022, and a long-time disciple of Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.
- Direction
- West
- Veda
- Sama Veda
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Jyotishpeeth
Uttaramnaya Jyotirmath Peeth (Joshimath, Uttarakhand)
Uttaramnaya Jyotirmath, also called Jyotish Peeth, at Jyotirmath (Joshimath) in Uttarakhand, is the northern Amnaya Peetha of the Shankara tradition.
- Direction
- North
- Veda
- Atharva Veda
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Jyotishpeeth
Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati
Disciple of Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, declared Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth in September 2022; the succession is before the Supreme Court of India.
- Direction
- North
- Veda
- Atharva Veda
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Sringeri Sharada Peetham
Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham (Sringeri, Karnataka)
Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham at Sringeri, on the banks of the Tunga in Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, is the southern Amnaya Peetha of the Shankara tradition.
- Direction
- South
- Veda
- Yajur Veda
Acharya profile
Sringeri Sharada Peetham
Jagadguru Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam
Successor-designate of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, initiated in 2015 by the 36th Jagadguru, Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji.
- Direction
- South
- Veda
- Yajur Veda
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Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is a prominent Advaita monastic institution that traces its lineage to Adi Shankaracharya.
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Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
Sri Satya Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
A Rig Vedic scholar from Andhra Pradesh, initiated as the 71st Acharya and successor of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham on 30 April 2025.
Sampradaya profile
Smarta and Dashanami Sampradaya
The Smarta tradition and the Dashanami monastic order associated with Adi Shankaracharya, rooted in Advaita Vedanta and organised around the Shankaracharya Peethas.
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Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya
A Vaishnava tradition of South India, systematised by Ramanujacharya, devoted to Vishnu with Sri (Lakshmi) and grounded in Vishishtadvaita Vedanta.