Advaita Ashram - the

ashrams An ashram ( sa, आश्रम, ) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions. Etymology The Sanskrit noun is a thematic nominal derivative from the root 'toil' (<

Aluva Aluva (; also known by its former name Alwaye) is a town in the Ernakulam District in Kerala, India. It is a part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is situated around from the city center on the banks of Periyar River. A major transpor ...

, founded in 1913

Sree Narayana Guru Narayana Guru, , (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual ...

. Here he also established a

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

school to restore the sanctity of the language through which universal spiritual teachings can be grasped and imparted to dedicated disciples.

In 1921,

Narayana Guru Narayana Guru, , (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual ...

presided over the annual meeting of the ''All Kerala Association of Brotherhood'', held at Ashram. It was here that he proclaimed the message ''Whatever may be the differences in man's creed, dress, language etc... because they all belong to the same kind of creation, there is no harm in dining together or having marital relations with one another''.

External links

SNDP website

Centenary celebration in Aluva – where Narayana Guru found peace
{{Authority control Ashrams Narayana Guru Religious buildings and structures in Ernakulam district Religious organizations established in 1913 Advaita Vedanta 1913 establishments in India

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