Sringeri, Karnataka.

Sringeri Sri Sharadamba Temple: 

Sringeri is a holy tourist place for Hindus,it is located on the river bank of tunga at sringeri taluk headquarters in chikmagalur district of Karnataka in India. Sringeri is also called Sri Kshethra,the goddess Sri Sharadamba worshipped by Hindus. It is the site of the first matha Dakshinamnaya Sri sharada peetham established by Adi Shankara charya.Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada established the first of the four Amnaya Peethams1 at Sringeri more than twelve centuries ago to foster the sacred tradition of Sanatana Dharma.According to tradition, Sri Adi Shankaracharya, the principal exponent of Advaita Vedanta, established four peethas in India to preserve and propagate Sanatana Dharma and Advaita Vedanta. These were Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham (Karnataka) in the South, Dvaraka sharada peetham(Gujarat) in the West, Puri Govardan peetham (Odisha) in the East and Badri Jyotishpeeṭhaṃ (Uttarakhand) in the North.

Hallowed for all times by Sage Rishyasringa who stayed and performed Tapas here, Sringeri attracted the great Acharya with a remarkable sight.Tradition has it that after the Acharya had dispersed all the non-Vedic creeds prevailing in the country, He was on the look-out for a convenient and holy place where he could establish an institution to spread the truths of Advaita Vedanta. When Acharya came to Sringeri, he saw an unusual sight on the banks of the Tunga. A cobra was seen spreading out its hood over a frog in labor pains, to give it shadow from the scorching mid-day sun. Struck with the sanctity of the place, which could infuse love between natural adversaries, the Acharya chose this very location to establish His first Math.

People will be allowed into the temple from morning 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM and from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM to pray to the goddess Sri Sharada Matha. People will have to enter into the temple with Modest clothing. No shorts or sleeveless clothes.

Sri vidyashankar temple in sringeri, Karnataka.

Sri Sharada Peetham is located in Sringeri about 85 kilometers (53 mi) east of Udupi and 100 kilometers (62 mi) northeast from Mangalore across the Western Ghats, and about 335 kilometers (208 mi) west-northwest from the state capital, Bengaluru.Sringeri can be accessed from Bangalore and Mangalore via road.

You can reach Sringeri by road only,there is no train and air transportation.shivamogga is the nearest railway station at the distance of 95 KM and Mangalore at a distance of 120 KM.Buses are available from all the cities to Sringeri,Shimoga and Mangalore,you can choose any of these as your convenience.