Hello friends,
I am writing this to let you know about a famous temple that is situated in Basara on the banks of Godavari river.
Sri Gnana Saraswathi Temple is the name of the temple and this is one of those RARE temples that exists in South India.
I first came across the name and details of this temple when i was reading a facebook page on Tirumala - "Everything About Lord Sri Venkateswara And Holy Tirumala" which is maintained by one of the devotees of lord sri venkateshwara. I was totally in awe of everything that writer writes as it gives such an interesting insights into Tirumala and beyond.
Here i came across the name Basara Temple and immediately googled it and read all about it. Being dedicated to Goddess of Knowledge - Veda Matha - I wished to visit there once. Staying in Hyderabad, it became relatively easy for me to plan my visit.
I will write down the details below for public who might be interested like me to visit this place. Here goes:-
1) From whereever you are in Hyderabad, Just go to MGBS bus stand and in the entrance find out the platform number where the bus to basara will arrive/depart from.
2) There are frequent buses and the ticket price (may 2016 prices) hovers around 280/- or so for one way trip.
3) If you take the 11pm bus (better be there at 10:30pm itself to get good seat) you will reach basara temple around 4:15 am next day morning.
4) Journey is comfortable.
5) Bus will drop you right in front of the temple.
6) The Godavari river is around 1.5 km walk from the temple. and there is a Shiva temple near it.
7) The main basara temple is superb and the main thing is get ready and be inside the temple as soon as possible.
8) Amazingly clean and fresh. Also just behind the garbhagudi wall outside in the prakara there is shiva linga below in pit resembling a homa kundam.
9) From that point there is small exit that leads to upwards to MahaKali temple and from there to Vedavyasa cave
10) at around 6.45 or 7 am or so , Maha Mangala Aarathi is performed to Mother Saraswathi and this is the best part of it.
11) A walk from there to annadana chatram is around 500 meters and you should be by 10.45pm to make sure you get the food ticket. Anna Prasadam is around 12 or 12:30 pm. FREE of cost.
12) Then you can take the auto - sharing basis- to bus stand or just stand in front of the temple to get the bus back to hyderabad.
There is also railway station here to Basara temple town.
This is said to one of the important Mother Saraswathi temple after one in Kashmir, Sringeri
Happy Journey.
I am writing this to let you know about a famous temple that is situated in Basara on the banks of Godavari river.
Sri Gnana Saraswathi Temple is the name of the temple and this is one of those RARE temples that exists in South India.
I first came across the name and details of this temple when i was reading a facebook page on Tirumala - "Everything About Lord Sri Venkateswara And Holy Tirumala" which is maintained by one of the devotees of lord sri venkateshwara. I was totally in awe of everything that writer writes as it gives such an interesting insights into Tirumala and beyond.
Here i came across the name Basara Temple and immediately googled it and read all about it. Being dedicated to Goddess of Knowledge - Veda Matha - I wished to visit there once. Staying in Hyderabad, it became relatively easy for me to plan my visit.
I will write down the details below for public who might be interested like me to visit this place. Here goes:-
1) From whereever you are in Hyderabad, Just go to MGBS bus stand and in the entrance find out the platform number where the bus to basara will arrive/depart from.
2) There are frequent buses and the ticket price (may 2016 prices) hovers around 280/- or so for one way trip.
3) If you take the 11pm bus (better be there at 10:30pm itself to get good seat) you will reach basara temple around 4:15 am next day morning.
4) Journey is comfortable.
5) Bus will drop you right in front of the temple.
6) The Godavari river is around 1.5 km walk from the temple. and there is a Shiva temple near it.
7) The main basara temple is superb and the main thing is get ready and be inside the temple as soon as possible.
8) Amazingly clean and fresh. Also just behind the garbhagudi wall outside in the prakara there is shiva linga below in pit resembling a homa kundam.
9) From that point there is small exit that leads to upwards to MahaKali temple and from there to Vedavyasa cave
10) at around 6.45 or 7 am or so , Maha Mangala Aarathi is performed to Mother Saraswathi and this is the best part of it.
11) A walk from there to annadana chatram is around 500 meters and you should be by 10.45pm to make sure you get the food ticket. Anna Prasadam is around 12 or 12:30 pm. FREE of cost.
12) Then you can take the auto - sharing basis- to bus stand or just stand in front of the temple to get the bus back to hyderabad.
There is also railway station here to Basara temple town.
This is said to one of the important Mother Saraswathi temple after one in Kashmir, Sringeri
Happy Journey.
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