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The great religious thinker and philosopher Shankaracharya was born in Kerala at _____.

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Keladi

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Quilon

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Trivandrum

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Calicut

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The correct option is A Keladi
Shankaracharya was born in village Kaladi in Kerala in the Namboodari Brahmin family. He propagated the philosophy of Advaita. According to him, Brahma is the absolute truth, the rest of the world is false. He spread the message of bhakti in southern India. He believed that the path to salvation was through knowledge. His hymn"Bhajagovindam" is world-famous.

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