Q. Who is the founder of the four Mattas located at the four corners of India?
Answer: Adi Shankara
Notes: The four Mattas, positioned in four directions of India i.e north, south, east, and west, were founded by Adi Shankara, the Indian philosopher in the early 8th century AD. These four Mattas are located in Sringeri in Karnataka, Puri in Orissa, Dwarka in Gujarat, and Jyotirmath in Uttarakhand respectively. This was part of his strategy to bring unity in a spiritually divided India during that time.