Gnana Saraswati #temple - located on banks of Godavari River at Basar,Telangana
One of the famous Saraswati temples in India,the other is Sharada Peeth.
Gnana Saraswathi Devi’, is in a seated position with a ‘Veena’ in hand.This temple also is abode of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali.
#storytimethread- Rishi Veda Vyasa after Kurukshetra war was searching for peace & reached Basara on the banks of River Godavari.He found this place very serene,so started meditating here.
Goddess ordered rishi to place three handful of sand at three places every day.
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With that 3 small heaps,Rishi Vyasa made images of Saraswati, Lakshmi& Kali with his mystic power,later conducted prayers. As Maharishi Vyasa spent considerable time in prayers, place was then called Vasara,turned into Basara due to influence of Marathi lang in this region.
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Source text - templearoundus blog
Gnana Saraswati #Temple - Basar
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