Sri Sharada Peetham & Vidyashankara Temple, Sringeri
Goddess Sharadamba
Sringeri, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka
The first monastery founded by Adi Shankaracharya, on the Tunga river, with the Sharadamba temple and the 14th-century Vidyashankara temple.
History
Adi Shankaracharya established the Dakshinamnaya Sharada Peetham here in the 8th century after seeing a cobra shading a frog in labour from the sun, a sign of harmony. The Vidyashankara temple, built in 1338 with the help of the Vijayanagara founders Harihara and Bukka, has twelve zodiac pillars aligned so the sun's rays fall on the right pillar each month. Fish in the Tunga at the temple steps are fed by pilgrims.
Festivals
- Navaratri (Sharada Sharannavaratri)
- Shankara Jayanti
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Directions to Sri Sharada Peetham & Vidyashankara Temple
How to reach
- By air
- Mangaluru Airport, about 105 km
- By train
- Kadur / Shivamogga, about 100 km
- By road
- KSRTC buses and taxis from the nearest town.
Near the temple
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