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Sringeri

Sringeri is a place in India state of Karnataka located at the longitude of 75.2511978 and the latitude of 13.4161704.

Sringeri also written as Shringeri, ngeri and ngagiri is a taluk located in Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka, is the site of the first maha established by Adi Shankaracharya, Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, in the 8th century C.E. It is located on the banks of the river Tung.

Origin of the name
The name Sringeri is derived from Rishyashringa-giri, a nearby hill that is believed to have contained the hermitage of Rishi Vibhandaka and his son Rishyashringa. Rishyashringa appears in an episode in the Bala-Kanda of the Ramayana where a story, narrated by Vasishtha, relates how he brought rains to the drought-stricken kingdom of Romapada
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