Kalady or Kaladi is a town located between Angamaly and Perumbavoor, east of the Periyar river, near to Malayattoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, not far from Cochin International Airport.
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10 Facts About Kalady
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Kalady came to prominence only after its rediscovery in the late 19th century by the then Shankaracharya of Sringeri and the subsequent consecration of an Adi Shankara temple in 1910.
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The centenary of Kalady was celebrated in May 2010, and the story of its re-discovery a hundred years ago has been documented in a film by the Sringeri Sharada Peetham.
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Kalady Kadavu is the place where the river took its turn, and where Kalady was born.
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Shankara Shrine in Kalady, run by the Sringeri Mutt, is a large, partly open structure situated on the northern bank of the river Periyar.
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Adi Shankara's shrines in Kalady are open to all pilgrims irrespective of religion and caste.
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One kilometre north of Kalady is the Manickamangalam temple, dedicated to Bhagavathi, or the goddess Durga.
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Kalady was assisted by two of the ten Namboothiri families of Kalady.
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