Wargal Saraswati Temple

Sri Vidya Saraswati Temple or Wargal Saraswati Temple is a Hindu temple located in Medak district in Telangana, India. The deity of education in Hinduism is Goddess Saraswati. It is among the few temples of Saraswati in Telangana. It is maintained by Kanchi Shanker Mutt. This temple complex was a brain child of Yayavaram Chandrashekhara Sharma, scholar-ed follower of goddesses Saraswati.

The Temple

Main Deity

This temple is located on a hillock near Wargal village. On the same hillock there are temples of various other deities like

• Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Temple
• Sri Vidya Saraswati temple
• Lord Shanishchara Temple
• Lord Shiva Temple
• Few Vaishnava Temples now completely damaged without any mola vigrahas in it.

Many families visit the temple for their children's Akshara abyasam (learning ceremony). Meals are provided for free for all the devotees at the temple premises called as Nitya Annadanam.

Vasant Panchami and Sharad Navratri festivals are celebrated every year.^[1] Navratri's, Moola Nakshatram (Birth star of Goddess Saraswati) is the most auspicious day for worshiping Saraswati Devi. During this day special rituals are performed at the temple.

Veda Patashala

The temple has a Veda Paathashaala on its premises where many students learn Vedas. There are about 300 students who are provided accommodation on the temple premises.

Location

Wargal is at a distance of around 47 km from Secunderabad. APSRTC buses are available every 10 minutes from Jubilee Bus Station. All buses towards Siddipet, Karimnagar, Mancherial, Vemulawada can be stopped at Wargal X roads at request. The temple is just 5 km from the cross roads. The buses also stop at Lalbazar & Alwal to pick up passengers. Private transport facility is available from Wargal X Road to Temple. The weather is pleasant in all seasons. There is an old & historic Lord SHIVA temple, Lakshmi Ganapathi temple, Shani temple & sri Venugopalaswamy temples nearby. The oldest Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple is located (NACHARAM) just 15 km away from WARGAL. The Lord VENKATESHWAR SWAMY TEMPLE (Rathnalayam) near SHAMIRPET can also be seen. The distance covered is nearly 130 km for all the 3 places from Secunderabad by own transportation.

Other Saraswathi Temples

• Basar Saraswati Temple, Basar, Adilabad district
• Shri Saraswathi Kshetramu (Telugu: శ్రీ సరస్వతి క్షేత్రము,Hindi: श्री सरस्वती क्षेत्रमु) is a famous Hindu Temple of Goddess Saraswathi located in the Ananthasagar, Siddipet Division, Medak district of Telangana. The temple is built from 1980 to 1990 built by Sri Astakala Narasimha Rama Sharma(Astavadhani).

See also

• List of Hindu temples in India

References

External links

• Vargal Vidya Saraswathi Temple - Official site

Hindu Temples in Telangana Adilabad Gnana Saraswati Temple, Basar Nagoba Jatara Hyderabad Ashtalakshmi Temple, Hyderabad Birla Mandir, Hyderabad Jagannath Temple Karmanghat Hanuman Temple Ujjaini Mahakali Temple Akkanna Madanna Temple Karimnagar Sri Raja Rajeshwara temple Kondagattu Koti Lingala Raikal Dharmapuri, Karimnagar Kaleshwaram Sri Dubba Rajanna, Pembatla Khammam Bhadrachalam Temple Jamalapuram Stambhadri temple Parnasala Mahbubnagar Alampur Manyamkonda Rama Giri Umamaheshwaram Vallabhapuram Medak Ananthasagar Wargal Saraswati Temple Nalgonda Yadagirigutta Pangal Rangareddy Chilkur Balaji Temple Sanghi Temple Keesaragutta Bhavigi Bhadreswara Temple Warangal Bhadrakali Temple Ramappa Temple Kota Gullu Medaram Thousand Pillar Temple Komuravelly Mallana Temple

Coordinates: 17°46′34″N 78°36′55″E / 17.77611°N 78.61528°E / 17.77611; 78.61528