Shringeri

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Shringeri is a historic temple town and prominent center of Advaita Vedanta scholarship in Karnataka, India, renowned for its ancient matha and rich manuscript tradition.

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Sringeri 8
Shringeri canonical 2
Sringeri region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu pilgrimage site
settlement
temple town
associatedWith Adi Shankaracharya
Advaita Vedanta
Dashanami Sampradaya
cardinalDirection south
climate tropical monsoon
country India
economicActivity agriculture
religious tourism
foundedBy Adi Shankaracharya
governingBody local town panchayat
hasEducationalInstitution Sanskrit colleges
Veda pathashalas
hasFeature monastic quarters
temple complexes
traditional agraharas
hasMonasticInstitution Shringeri Sharada Peetham
hasTemple Sri Malahanikareshwara Temple
Sri Sharadamba Temple
Sri Torana Ganapati Temple
Sri Vidyashankara Temple
heritageStatus important Hindu religious center in South India
isOneOf four cardinal Advaita mathas
knownFor Advaita Vedanta scholarship
Shringeri Sharada Peetham
ancient matha
historic temples
rich manuscript tradition
languageSpoken Kannada
Sanskrit (scholarly use)
locatedIn Chikkamagaluru district
Karnataka
locatedOn banks of the Tunga River
nearestMajorTown Chikkamagaluru
pilgrimageSeason Navaratri
Shankara Jayanti
primaryDeity Goddess Sharada
Lord Shiva
linked to: Shiva
region Malnad region of Karnataka
religion Hinduism
river Tunga River
stateCapitalDistanceApprox about 330 km from Bengaluru
transport connected by road to Chikkamagaluru and Udupi

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Tunga River flowsThrough Sringeri
linked to: Shringeri
Tunga River hasReligiousSignificanceIn Sringeri
linked to: Shringeri
Sharada veneratedIn Sringeri region
linked to: Shringeri
Dakshinamnaya locatedIn Sringeri
linked to: Shringeri
Sharada Temple, Sringeri locatedIn Sringeri
subject linked to: Sharada Temple
linked to: Shringeri
Vidya Shankara Temple locatedIn Sringeri
linked to: Shringeri
Goddess Sharada majorTempleLocation Sringeri, Karnataka, India
linked to: Shringeri
Agumbe locatedNear Sringeri
linked to: Shringeri
Malnad hasCity Sringeri
linked to: Shringeri
Chikkamagaluru district hasTown Sringeri
linked to: Shringeri