| The Devalayas Of Karnataka |
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| Temples Of India |
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MOTHER SARADA OF SRINGERI |
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UNIQUENESS Sringeri, the tri-syllabic word with ringing rhythms presents on the mental screen, a temple town abounding in glittering vestiges and lingering memories of three unforgettable events that raised this tiny town into a mighty mokshapuri of global importance, drawing thousands of devotees throughout the year. It was the favorite seat of sage Kasyapa Vibhandaka, the venerable father of that celebrated Rishyasringa at whose august sight itself, Varuna, the god of Rain shuddering emptied himself to rejuvenate the emaciated Mother Earth. Secondly, it was the seat of Mother Jnanamudrahasta Saradamba, consecreted by the illustrious Jagadguru Sankaracharya. And thirdly it was the sublime retreat of His Holiness Vidyaranya Swami, the virtual originator of the great Vijayanagara empire that successfully repelled the savage inroads made by the iconoclast Muslims for over three long centuries.
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