Editing Kalady (section)

==Etymology==
In [[Malayalam]], ''Kalady'' means "footprint". The village was previously called Sasalam.<ref>Kalady Devaswom official web site www.thrikkaladyappan.org</ref><ref>Sivarahasyam (Epic) on birth of Shankaracharya</ref> All traditional and hagiographical sources maintain that Kalady was Shankara's birthplace. It is situated on the banks of river [[Periyar (river)|Periyar]]. Kalady is believed to have been found by a chieftain named Rajasekara, whose dream was influenced by Hindu god [[Shiva]]. He also built a temple for Shiva at this place and made a settlement for [[Brahmins]]. There are two temples within Kalady - one for Saradamba and other for Shankara as [[Dakshinamurthi]]. [[Sringeri Mutt]] and [[Kanchi Mutt]] have their branches here. A {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall Adi Sankara Kirti Stamba [[Mandapa]] was built by Kanchi Mutt under the aegis of its pontiff [[Chandrasekarendra Saraswati]]. A Sanskrit University is run by Sringeri Mutt within its grounds.
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