Sringeri Tourism, Sri Kshetra Shringeri, Sharda Peetham, Karnataka |Pravase

History, Best Places to Visit and Travel Guide of Sringeri, Major Pilgrimage Destination of Karnataka, India

Sringeri, the historical religious hill town of Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka India is located on bank of river Tunga River. Sringeri is major pilgrimage destination Karnataka as it is home to one of the four maṭha established by Shri Adi Guru Shankaracharya, the other three are in Badrinath, Dwarka and Jagannath Puri. Adi Guru Sankaracharya had setup this four Math in four direction to spread the Sanatan Dharma and Advaita Vedanta philosophy in the 8th century CE. Sringeri Sharada Peetham is the first Math out of this four which draws thousands of devotee, tourist and spiritually inclined people here at Sringeri. Due to one of the four Matha – center of Hindu Pilgrimage, Sringeri became one of the holiest place for Hinduism.

As per the legend, it is believed that name of Sringeri is derived from the sage Rishyasringa, the son of Rishi Vibhandaka who lived here in Ramayana period. Adi Guru Shri Sankaracharya also famed as Jagadguru had selected this place during their journey in whole Bharatvarsha and also lived here for around 12 years.

Along with Sringeri Sharada Peetham, there are several other highly sacred and popular temple built in Sringeri like Vidyashankara temple, Torana Ganpati Temple, Adi Sankaracharya Temple, Mallikaarjun temple and several water fall etc. Due to these many sacred place and one of the four Math, Sringeri is known as Temple Town of Karnataka.

October to March is the best time to visit Sringeri, Karnataka.

How to Reach Sringeri, The Temple Town, Karnataka, India

As Sringeri is major pilgrimage destination of Karnataka and home to one of the four main math of Sanatan Dharma, it is easily reachable via road, rail and air network. Nearest major railway station from Sringeri is in Udupi and Mangalore from where you can get train to all major station of India. You can get government and private vehicle from nearby cities to reach here by road. You can reach here via air connectivity easily as Mangalore airport is at just 110 km from Sringeri. Sringeri is located at 86 km from Chikmanglur, 108 km from Mangalore, 97 km from Shimoda, 140 from Birur, 318 km from Bangalore, 280 km from Hubli.

Taluka / Tehsil: Sringeri, District: Chikkamagaluru, State: karnataka, Country: india.

Religious Importance: Hindu