Sri Gnana Saraswathi temple,Basara
Sri Gnana Saraswathi temple is at Basara on the banks of river Godavari is the only temple in South India dedicated to the Goddess of learning. The Saraswati temple at Basara is one of the two famous Saraswati temples in India, the other being in Jammu & Kashmir. This temple is situated 200 Kms from Hyderabad, Telangana.
Local legends suggest that Maharshi Veda Vyasa, the author of Mahabharata, came to the forests of Dandakaryana to meditate. He began meditating on the banks of the River Godavari and found the place to be very peaceful. The divine mother is believed to have appeared before the sage and ordained him to build temples for the Shakti trio: Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Kali. The sage Veda Vyasa did so by bringing three handfuls of sand and sculpts out the figures. This idol made of sand has its face smeared with turmeric. Eating a little bit of this turmeric paste, it is believed, will enhance one’s wisdom and knowledge. This place was initially named after Vyasa and was called “Vyasapuri”. Later on it got took names Vasara and ultimately Basara/Basar due to the influence of the Marathi language in the region.
Due to the presence of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali, Basara is considered as the abode of the divine trinity on the Bank of the River Godavari.
Children are brought here for the ceremony of Akshara puja to start their education with the blessings of the Goddess of Knowledge.The Vedavathi Sila, the Ashtateertha are other places of interest around Basara.
Sri Vidya Saraswathi temple, Vargal
Vargal has famous Sri Vidya Saraswathi temple which is situated at the pictorial background which has a unique rock formation and a valley around this hill in the village of Vargal(Wargal) in Medak District . Here there is a temple dedicated to lord Shani separately with a big statue measuring around 3 feet in height which is one of the biggest statue of the lord shani in Telangana.
The temple is best known among people as Wargal Saraswati Temple, located just 55 km away from the city of Hyderabad.
Saraswathi is the Goddess of education and kids seeking education are brought to this temple for Aksharabhyasam (initiation into education) before joining them into the school for the first time. The hillock of Vargal has multiple temples on the same hill. Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Temple, Sri Vidya Saraswati temple, Lord Shanishwara Temple, Lord Shiva Temple. Moola vigrahas of ancient Vishnava Temples are completely damaged.
In 1998 the building process for the above temple was activated under the group who called themselves as Satya patam seva samethi. This committee has started searching for a convenient place to built a temple.
Ultimately they selected the hillock of Vargal, where 400 years old Shambu Deva Temple was situated. This temple is 2 feet below the ground level and one has to pass by crawling on the ground for few feet to reach the main Shiva lingam. Surrounding this temple were two ancient Vaishnaya Temples which were built during or before the Kakatiya rulers. There is a big Victory Pillar made of rock which is around 30 feet in height. The Victory Pillar has the statues of Sita Rama Lakshmana, Goddess Lakshmi and entwined couple of snakes.
On Vasantha Panchami of 1989 the Bhoomi pooja was performed and the foundation stone was laid for the temple of Sri Saraswathi Devi. It should be noted on this day they had only Rs. 2700 only. When they started propagating about the process of building Saraswathi Temple of donations poured in as a flood. In this way the construction process continued without any hindrance with the help of Lord Saraswathi.
On 1992 Magashudda Trayodashi Pushpagiri petadipate Sri Sri Sri Vidya Nrusinha Bharati Swamy has laid the foundation to the statues of Goddesses Sri Vidya Saraswathi Devi and Lord Shani statues in a temple. This temple was later dedicated to Kanchi Petam and a Vedic Patashala was started in 1999 by Sri Shankara Vijaya Saraswathi of Kanchi Petam and Lakshmi Ganapathi was inaugarated in 2001. The Expenditure crossed 1 crore of the rupees for building this temple. The temple has 13 and half acres of land on the east side were a park, library, hospital were planned in their future expansion.
During Dussehra period 1000's of devotees visit the temple every day. The Dussehra festival starts with Vigneshwara Pooja. Maha Abishekam Navaratri Kalasha Sthapana Chathu Sha shatyu pachara pooja, Arathi, Mantha Pushpam, Kukumarchana were performed. Laksha pooja Archana Pustaka Roopini Saraswathi Pooja Ashtothara Shathakalasha Abishekam On the last day of Vijayadarshanam of the goddesses Saraswati is decorated for devotees.
Pooja for Lord Shani Special pooja is performed on every Shani Trayodashi which comes on the saturday. The poojas for Lord Shani start at 5 a.m. in the morning which start with Ganapathi pooja and Japam, Homam is performed with Tarpana to Lord Shani.
Best days for performing Aksharabhyasam at Saraswathi Temple are: Ugadi, Sravana Pournami day, Vijaya Dasami, Guru Poornima and Basant Panchami day.
Some special poojas that are performed at Vargal Saraswathi temple are Chandi Homam which is a special event here.
Annual Events Celebrated at Wargal Temple are Vasantha Panchami Mahotsavam, Sharad Navratri Mahotsavam and Shani Thrayodashi.
Sri Gnana Saraswathi temple is at Basara on the banks of river Godavari is the only temple in South India dedicated to the Goddess of learning. The Saraswati temple at Basara is one of the two famous Saraswati temples in India, the other being in Jammu & Kashmir. This temple is situated 200 Kms from Hyderabad, Telangana.
Local legends suggest that Maharshi Veda Vyasa, the author of Mahabharata, came to the forests of Dandakaryana to meditate. He began meditating on the banks of the River Godavari and found the place to be very peaceful. The divine mother is believed to have appeared before the sage and ordained him to build temples for the Shakti trio: Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Kali. The sage Veda Vyasa did so by bringing three handfuls of sand and sculpts out the figures. This idol made of sand has its face smeared with turmeric. Eating a little bit of this turmeric paste, it is believed, will enhance one’s wisdom and knowledge. This place was initially named after Vyasa and was called “Vyasapuri”. Later on it got took names Vasara and ultimately Basara/Basar due to the influence of the Marathi language in the region.
Due to the presence of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali, Basara is considered as the abode of the divine trinity on the Bank of the River Godavari.
Children are brought here for the ceremony of Akshara puja to start their education with the blessings of the Goddess of Knowledge.The Vedavathi Sila, the Ashtateertha are other places of interest around Basara.
Sri Vidya Saraswathi temple, Vargal
Vargal has famous Sri Vidya Saraswathi temple which is situated at the pictorial background which has a unique rock formation and a valley around this hill in the village of Vargal(Wargal) in Medak District . Here there is a temple dedicated to lord Shani separately with a big statue measuring around 3 feet in height which is one of the biggest statue of the lord shani in Telangana.
The temple is best known among people as Wargal Saraswati Temple, located just 55 km away from the city of Hyderabad.
Saraswathi is the Goddess of education and kids seeking education are brought to this temple for Aksharabhyasam (initiation into education) before joining them into the school for the first time. The hillock of Vargal has multiple temples on the same hill. Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Temple, Sri Vidya Saraswati temple, Lord Shanishwara Temple, Lord Shiva Temple. Moola vigrahas of ancient Vishnava Temples are completely damaged.
In 1998 the building process for the above temple was activated under the group who called themselves as Satya patam seva samethi. This committee has started searching for a convenient place to built a temple.
Ultimately they selected the hillock of Vargal, where 400 years old Shambu Deva Temple was situated. This temple is 2 feet below the ground level and one has to pass by crawling on the ground for few feet to reach the main Shiva lingam. Surrounding this temple were two ancient Vaishnaya Temples which were built during or before the Kakatiya rulers. There is a big Victory Pillar made of rock which is around 30 feet in height. The Victory Pillar has the statues of Sita Rama Lakshmana, Goddess Lakshmi and entwined couple of snakes.
On Vasantha Panchami of 1989 the Bhoomi pooja was performed and the foundation stone was laid for the temple of Sri Saraswathi Devi. It should be noted on this day they had only Rs. 2700 only. When they started propagating about the process of building Saraswathi Temple of donations poured in as a flood. In this way the construction process continued without any hindrance with the help of Lord Saraswathi.
On 1992 Magashudda Trayodashi Pushpagiri petadipate Sri Sri Sri Vidya Nrusinha Bharati Swamy has laid the foundation to the statues of Goddesses Sri Vidya Saraswathi Devi and Lord Shani statues in a temple. This temple was later dedicated to Kanchi Petam and a Vedic Patashala was started in 1999 by Sri Shankara Vijaya Saraswathi of Kanchi Petam and Lakshmi Ganapathi was inaugarated in 2001. The Expenditure crossed 1 crore of the rupees for building this temple. The temple has 13 and half acres of land on the east side were a park, library, hospital were planned in their future expansion.
During Dussehra period 1000's of devotees visit the temple every day. The Dussehra festival starts with Vigneshwara Pooja. Maha Abishekam Navaratri Kalasha Sthapana Chathu Sha shatyu pachara pooja, Arathi, Mantha Pushpam, Kukumarchana were performed. Laksha pooja Archana Pustaka Roopini Saraswathi Pooja Ashtothara Shathakalasha Abishekam On the last day of Vijayadarshanam of the goddesses Saraswati is decorated for devotees.
Pooja for Lord Shani Special pooja is performed on every Shani Trayodashi which comes on the saturday. The poojas for Lord Shani start at 5 a.m. in the morning which start with Ganapathi pooja and Japam, Homam is performed with Tarpana to Lord Shani.
Best days for performing Aksharabhyasam at Saraswathi Temple are: Ugadi, Sravana Pournami day, Vijaya Dasami, Guru Poornima and Basant Panchami day.
Some special poojas that are performed at Vargal Saraswathi temple are Chandi Homam which is a special event here.
Annual Events Celebrated at Wargal Temple are Vasantha Panchami Mahotsavam, Sharad Navratri Mahotsavam and Shani Thrayodashi.
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