Basara Temple is situated 200 Kms from Hyderabad, AP. Sri Gnana
Saraswathi temple at Basara on the banks of river Godavari is the only
temple in South India dedicated to the Goddess of learning.
The legend has it that after the Mahabharata war, sage Veda Vyasa
embarked on a pilgrimage in search of peace. He reached the serene
Kumaranchala hills on the banks of river Godavari and meditated and
propitiated the Goddess who eventually appeared before him and granted
her presence in the form of the divine trinity.
The Goddess ordered the sage to place three handful of sand at three
places everyday. Miraculously these sand dunes transformed into the
idols of the divine trinity i.e., Saraswathi, Lakshmi, & Kali.
These are the presiding deities of Basar today. Despite the presence
of the trinity,the temple is dedicated to Goddess Saraswathi.
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 Basar. Thousands of devotees bath in
the river Godavari & seek the blessings of the Goddess during the
Mahashivarathri, Dassera navratris and Vasantha panchami.
for more information visit the temple website:http://basaratemple.org
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