On the 5th day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) of Vaisakha, Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti is celebrated. Special spiritual activities marked the observance of the 2523rd birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya at the Govardhan Math. Special Puja is performed by the Brahmins of the Mukti Mandap of Shree Jagannath Temple at Govardhan Math. At afternoon time there was one grand procession of Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s idol across the city Puri.