Govardhan Math

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Purvamnaya Sri Govardhana Pitham or Govardhan Math (ଗୋବର୍ଦ୍ଧନ ମଠ) is one amongst the four cardinal pithams believed by it's tradition to be established by Adi Shankara to preserve and propagate Hinduism and Advaita Vedanta, the doctrine of nonduality. It is located in Puri in Odisha, India. According to Advaita tradition, it is the Eastern Āmnāya Pītham amongst the four pithams. The matha is associated with the Jagannath temple. Its vedantic mantra, or Mahavakya, is Prajñānam brahma (Consciousness is supreme being), and as per the tradition believed to be initiated by Adi Shankara, it holds authority over the Rigveda. The head of the matha is called Shankaracharya; the title derives from Adi Shankara. The deity here is Jagannath (Vishnu), and the goddess is Vimala (Bhairavi). The whole of the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent is considered by it's tradition to be the territory of Sri Govardhan Peeth. This includes the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh...

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