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Situated
50 Kms from Nizamabad, Sri Gyana Saraswathi temple at Basar on the
banks of river Godavari is the only temple in South India dedicated
to the Goddess of learning . The legend has it that after the Mahabharata
war, sage Vyas embarked on a pilgrimage in search of peace.
He reached the serene Kumaranchala hills on the banks of river Godavari
and meditated and propitiated the Goddess who eventually appeared
before him and granted her presence in the form of the divine trinity.
The Goddess ordered the sage to place three handful of sand at three
places everyday. Miraculously these sand dunes transformed into
the idols of the divine trinity ie, Saraswati, Lakshmir & Kali.
These are the presiding deities of Basar today.
Despite the presence of the trinity, the temple is dedicated to
Goddess Saraswathi. Children are brought here for the ceremony of
Akshara puja to start their education with the blessings of the
Goddess of knowledge.
The Vodavathi Sila, the Ashtdteerth are other places of interest
around Basar. Thousands of devotees bathe in the Godavari &
seek the blessings of the Goddess during the Mahasivarathri festival.
Vyas Purnima, Vasant Panchami, Dassera, Navarathri are the other
festivals celebrated with gaiety.
