Sri Sankara Matam at Kalavai - Photo Feature

Kalavai is a small town located at about 45 kms from Kanchipuram, in the Vellore District. The town is historically significant for the Sankara Matham, and houses the Adhistanams (place where the  mortal remains of a Saint are interred) of the 66th and 67th pontiffs of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam - Sri Chandrasekarendra Sarswathi the VII and Sri Mahadevendra Saraswathi the V. The 68th Pontiff His Holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamiji was initiated into ascetic order and ordained as the 68th Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Math in Kalavai..

The Sankara Matham is located very close to the Bus-stand. The Matham also runs a home for the aged and a home for the physically handicapped, close to the Matham premises.

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REACHING KALAVAI

Distance to Kalavai from nearby towns:

  1. From Chennai -           120 Kms
  2. From Kanchipuram -   45 Kms
  3. From Vellore -             43 Kms
  4. From Arani -               22 Kms
  5. From Arcot -               20 Kms
  6. From Ranipet -            23 Kms

Bus Services (Data is only indicative and needs updation)

From Kalavai to Kanchi


Time

Bus No./Name

4 am

136

5 am

136

5.30 am

135

6 am

Karthikeyan Service

8 am

136

8.40 am

Aruna Service

10 am

Dhanapal Service

11.30 am

135

12 Noon

Karthikeyan Service

12.50 pm

136

2 pm

136

2.25 pm

Aruna Service

3 pm

MBD Service

4 pm

136

5.30 pm

135

6 pm

Karthikeyan Service

8 pm

Aruna Service

 

From Kalavai to Cheyyar


Time

Bus No./Name

5 am

Nagoor Service

6.15 am

Kalaimagal Service

6.40 am

56

8.20 am

Sangupani Service

9.00 am

56

9.30 am

Shivaji Service

9.50 am

56 C

10.15 am

Nagoor Service

11.25 am

56

12.30 pm

Nagoor Service

1 pm

Kalaimagal Service

2 pm

56

2.40 pm

Sangupani Service

3.00 pm

Shivaji Service

3.50 pm

56 C

5.30 pm

Nagoor Service

6.30 pm

Kalaimagal Service

7.30 pm

56

9.30 pm

Shivaji Service

From Kalavai to Arani


Time

Bus No./Name

4.30 am

3

5.00 am

Dhanapal Service

6.15 am

Aruna Service

6.45 am

9

9.15 am

3

9.20 am

Karthikeyan Service

9.30 am

135

11.30 am

9

11.50 am

Aruna Service

12.40 pm

Dhanapal Service

2.15 pm

3

2.45 pm

135

3.25 pm

Karthikeyan Service

4.30 pm

9

5.30 pm

Aruna Service

7.30 pm

9

8.45 pm

135

9.15 pm

Karthikeyan service

From Kalavai to Arcot


Time

Bus No./Name

5.00 am

30

5.30 am

34

6.00 am

30

6.20 am

MBD

6.40 am

MBD

7.00 am

SKR

7.30 am

30

7.50 am

Easwari

8.10 am

34

8.40 am

MBD

9.00 am

Navashakti

9.20 am

30

10.00 am

41

10.30 am

MBD

11.20 am

30

11.40 am

SKR

12.25 pm

Easwari

1.00 pm

MBD

1.40 pm

Navashakti

2.20 pm

MBD

2.45 pm

34

3.00 pm

31

3.20 pm

30

4.10 pm

SKR

4.50 pm

MBD

5.20 pm

30

6.00 pm

MBD

7.25 pm

30

8.20 pm

MBD

9.00 pm

41

10 pm

Kalaimagal

Route Maps from Kanchipuram:

Via National Highway


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Via State Highway:(Route is shorter but the roads are not so good)


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