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INDIAN CULTURE
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Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag
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Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri
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Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri, Varanasi
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Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi
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Detailed explanation-1: -He established four major mathas in different regions of India-Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri. He established them to propagate the philosophy of advaita vedanta and to promulgate the concept of Sanatana dharma. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -Dwarka in the West, Jagannatha Puri in the East, Sringeri in the South and Badrinath in the North. Each math was headed by one of his disciples, called Shankaracharya, who each independently continued the Advaita Vedanta Sampradaya.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to a tradition developed in the 16th century, Adi Shankara set up four monasteries known as Mathas or Peethams, in the North, South, East and West of India, to be held by realised men who would be known as Shankaracharyas.