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This Hindu temple at Sringeri, Karnataka, is devoted to goddess Saraswati, and is known as Sri Sharadamba. Sringeri's Sharadamba Temple (Shringa giri in Sanskrit) was established by Sri Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th century. A standing sandalwood statue of Shardamba, erected by Adi Shankarachaya, remained there until the 14th century, when Vijayanagara kings and Sri Vidyaranya (12th Jagadguru) installed a gold statue. |