Shringeri

E793511

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 2

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

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Tunga River flowsThrough Shringeri
this entity surface form: Sringeri
Tunga River hasReligiousSignificanceIn Shringeri
this entity surface form: Sringeri