Towards end of his life, Adi Shankara travelled to the Himalayan area of Kedernath-Badrinath and attained viedha mukthi ("freedom from embodiment"). There is a samadhi behind the Kedernath temple. However, there are variant traditions on the location of his last days. One tradition, expounded by keraliya Shankaravijaya, places his of mahasamadhi (leaving the body) as Vedakkumathan temple in Thrissur, Kerala. The followers of the Kanchi Kamakoti pitha claim that he ascended the Sarvajinaptha and attained Videha mukthi in Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu).
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