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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Sri Saraswathi Kshetramu, Anantha Sagar<br />
| image = AnanthaSagarTemplePreview.JPG<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| map_type = India Telangana<br />
| map_caption = Location in Telangana<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|18|12|21|N|78|59|17|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Telangana]]<br />
| district = [[siddipet district]]<br />
| location = Ananthasagar, [[Siddipet]] Division<br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| deity = [[Saraswathi]]<br />
| festivals= <br />
| architecture = <br />
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| year_completed = 2 May 1980 built by Sri Astakala Narasimha Rama Sharma ([[Astavadhani]])<br />
| creator = <br />
| website = www.saraswathikshetram.org<br />
}}<br />
'''Saraswathi Kshetramu''' is a [[Hindu]] Temple of Goddess [[Saraswathi]] located in the Ananthasagar, [[Chinna Kodur]] Mandal, [[Siddipet]] Division, [[siddipet district]] of [[Telangana]]. The temple was built on Friday, 2 May 1980 (Roudri Year, Vaishakha month) by Astakala Narasimha Rama Sharma ([[Astavadhani]]). It is located between Siddipet to Karimnagar, 22&nbsp;km away from the former, 125&nbsp;km from Hyderabad and 63&nbsp;km from Medak,.<br />
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== History ==<br />
This temple was built by Astakala Narasimha Rama Sharma, a teacher by profession, who, determined not to rely on donations for its construction, used his money from his salary as an astrologer, [[Vaastu shastra]] expert, and groundwater locator. In the whole India finding [[Saraswathi]] temples is rare. First [[Saraswathi]] temple in India is Vaishnavi Temple is in Jammu & Kashmir. Second Temple is located in [[Basar, Telangana|Basar]], this temple is considered as third Saraswathi temple and is located in Shivaru mountains which comes under Ananthasagar village. This is the first temple having standing pose of Saraswathi.<br />
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=== Festivals ===<br />
[[File:AnanthaSagarTemplFrontView.JPG|thumb|left|Temple front view]]<br />
[[Saraswati Puja]] is performed on the 5th day of Magha month of Vedic Calendar (also known as Basant Panchami).<br />
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As in several parts of India, and especially the South, Saraswati pujas are conducted during [[Navaratri]] – a 9&nbsp;day long festival celebrating the power of the feminine aspect of divinity or ''shakti''. The last three days of Navaratri starting from Mahalaya Amavasya (the New Moon day) are dedicated to the goddess.<br />
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[[File:AnanthasagarTempleSideView.JPG|thumb|right|Temple side view]]<br />
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On the ninth day of Navaratri (Mahanavami), especially Sharad Navaratri, books and musical instruments are ceremoniously placed before the image of Saraswathi early at dawn and she is worshipped with special prayers. No studies or any performance of arts is carried out, as it is considered that the Goddess herself is blessing the books and the instruments. The festival is concluded on the tenth day of Navaratri ([[Vijaya Dashami]]) and the goddess is worshipped again before the books and the musical instruments are removed. It is customary to study on this day, which is called Vidyarambham (literally, ''Commencement of Knowledge''): students are traditionally required to revise much of what they have learnt up to that day, and also to start the study of something new. Gurus (preceptors) are worshipped on this day as embodiments of Saraswathi.<br />
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[[File:AnanthaSagarTempleSimhaDvaram.JPG|upright|thumb|right|Temple SimhaDvaram]]<br />
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== Related temples ==<br />
Although Saraswati temples are rare, major temples for the goddess are present as,<br />
* Sarala temple of Jhankad in [[Cuttack district]] of [[Orissa, India|Orissa]],<br />
* [[Basar – Saraswathi temple|Saraswathi temple]] in [[Basar, Telangana|Basar]] town in the [[Adilabad district]] of [[Telangana]],<br />
* [[Wargal]] Saraswati Temple, Medak Dist.<br />
* [[Shringeri]] in [[Chikkamagaluru district|Chikmagalur district]] of [[Karnataka]],<br />
* [[Pushkar]] in [[Ajmer district]] of [[Rajasthan]],<br />
* [[Panachikkad]] in [[Kottayam district]] in the state of [[Kerala]],<br />
* [[Thiruvarur]] in [[Tiruvarur district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]],<br />
* Saraswathi Amman, located opposite to the famous Shiva temple of [[Nellaiappar Temple]], [[Tirunelveli]] in [[Tirunelveli district]]of [[Tamil Nadu]],<br />
* [[Sharada Peeth]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and<br />
* [[Bhadrakali, Nepal|Bhadrakali]], Gairidhara and Handigaon in [[Nepal]] also have Saraswati temples of historical and/or popular significance.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Siddipet]]<br />
* [http://www.saraswathikshetram.org/ www.saraswathikshetram.org]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Medak district]]<br />
[[Category:Saraswati temples]]<br />
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