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Adi Sankaracharya (8th century) is traditionally established four mathas (monasteries) in India, and to have placed them under the leadership of his four chief disciples. The heads of these four and other monasteries of the Dasanami orders have come to be known as Sankaracharyas themselves, in honor of the founder. They are considered to be the leaders of the ten orders of the Dasanami Sannyasins associated with Advaita Vedanta The principal eastern (Purvamnaya), southern (Dakshinamnaya) and western (Pascimamnaya) institutions are based at Puri (Orissa), Sringeri (Karnataka) and Dwaraka (Gujarat) respectively. The northern (Uttaramnaya) Sankaracharya seat is at Jyotirmath (also known as Joshimath) near Badrinath.
Jyotirmath Shankaracharya seat was vacant for long time, Great saint Swami Brahmananda Saraswati in 1941 finally agreed to take this position to revive this math. He was requested by a group of monks and pundits based in Varanasi (the Bharata Dharma Mahamandala, Kashi Vidvat Parishad, and the Akhila Bharatiya Dharmasangha), with the blessings of Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha, the then Sankaracharya of Puri and Swami Chandrasekhara Bharati of Sringeri. Swami Brahmananda Saraswati did a lot and his teachings were sought after by vast members of public and deciples. Here is a great compilation which is bound to raise your spririt to advance on journey for the ultimate READ Swami Brahmananda Saraswati talks Swami brahmanand-saraswati pic