Dakshina Kannada district · Karnataka
Dharmasthala Temple
The pilgrimage centre of Shri Manjunatha in Dakshina Kannada, known for worship by Vaishnava priests under a Jain family’s administration.
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Karnataka · Temple listing
Shringeri Sharadamba Temple
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Sri Sharadamba Temple is dedicated to the goddess Sharadamba and stands in the town of Sringeri in Karnataka, on the Tunga river. It is an 8th-century foundation, established by Adi Shankara, who also set up his first Peetham and monastery at this place. The temple is part of the larger complex known as the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, the southern of the cardinal monasteries founded by Shankara; the others are at Dwarka in the west, Puri in the east and Jyotirmath in the north.
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Shringeri Sharadamba Temple
Karnataka
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04 · At the temple
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — further readingChecked 2026-11-12