About Art of living ashram kalady -Thottuva in Art Of Living Kalady Ashram (Thottuva), Kalady

“A sincere prayer will never go unheard,Nature does it that way…
Before the calf is born,there is milk in the cow, Know that you will always be provided.” ~ Sri Sri.

Kalady,the birthplace of the famous 8th cen. Advait philosopher-saint AdiShankaracharya,was earlier known as Sasalam.Kalady means ‘feet’ and there is a touching story about how the village of Sasalam got its new name.

The story goes like this. One day, Aryadevi,the widowed mother of little Shankaracharya fainted while walking the 3 km stretch for her daily river bath. Feeling helpless, Shankara asked his favorite deity Lord Krishna for assistance.The Lord blessed him saying, “The River will flow where your little feet marks.” Young Shankaracharya marked his little feet on the ground and Kerala’s mighty River Periyar took its new course outside his home.

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