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| state = [[Telangana]]
| district = [[Siddipet district|Siddipet]]

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'''Wargal Saraswati Temple''', or Sri Vidya Saraswati Temple, is a [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Siddipet 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 the Kanchi Shanker Mutt. Construction of the temple complex was due to the efforts of Yayavaram Chandrashekhara Sharma, a scholar and adherent of Goddess Saraswati.

±The temple
[[File:Wargalsaraswati.jpg|thumb|Main Deity]]
This temple is located on a hillock near '''Wargal village'''. On the same hillock are the temples of various other deities, such as:
* Sri [[Lakshmi]] Ganapathi Temple
* Sri Vidya [[Saraswati]] Temple
* Lord [[Shani]]shchara Temple
* Lord [[Shiva]] Temple
* a few [[Vaishnava]] temples, now completely damaged and without ''mola vigrahas''

Many families visit the temple for their children's ''[[akshara abyasam]]'' ("learning ceremony"). Meals are provided for free to all devotees at the temple premises, a practice referred to as ''nitya annadanam''.

[[Vasant Panchami]] and Sharad [[Navratri]] festivals are celebrated at the temple every year.<ref name="Indian Natural Wealth">{{cite web|last=Indian Natural Wealth|title=Temples|url=http://naturedestinationsinindia.blogspot.in/2012/06/sri-vidya-saraswati-deviwargal.html|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref> The Navratri ''[[mula (nakshatra)|mula]] [[nakshatra]]m'' ("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 pathashala==
The temple has a ''[[Veda]] paathashaala'' (a school specializing in the tradition of [[Vedic recitation]]) on its premises where many students learn the Vedas.

==See also==
* [[List of Hindu temples in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://srivargalvidyasaraswathi.org/ Vargal Vidya Saraswathi Temple - Official site]

{{Hindu Temples in Telangana}}

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