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'''Vidyaranyapura Agrahara''' is a small village near [[Sringeri]] in the state of Karnataka, India. It houses several brahmin families associated with the [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham]] and local temples.

==History==
Twenty-five Brahmin families have lived in Vidyaranyapura [[Agraharam|Agrahara]] for tens of centuries, since the time of [[Adi Shankara|Sri Adi Shankara]] who founded the [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham]] and other [[Matha|mathas]] (mutts) in India. One such vaidik brahmin named V. Rammurti Shrouti, disciple of the present Shankaracharya, lives at Jaydatta Kuteera in Vidyaranyapura and teaches Samveda.
[[File:Vidyaranyapura Agrahara Approach Road, 2019.jpg|thumb|Vidyaranyapura Agrahara approach road from Sringeri]]

== Location ==
Vidyaranyapura is located about 2 km from Sringeri bus stand and about 1.5 km from [[Shringeri Sharadamba Temple|Sri Sharadamba Temple]]. Its approach road starts from the Harihara street that connects the bus stand and temple. The approach road was converted to concrete, making it more easily accessible even in monsoon season.{{fact|date=May 2020}} The village is on the banks of [[Tunga River|Tunga]] river, on the opposite side of Narasimha Vana that houses [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham]].

== Temples ==
The Chaturmurti Vidyeshwara temple is located in a hamlet called Simhagiri, off the approach road to Vidyaranyapura. As the name suggests, it combines four [[Murti|murties]] (idols). The front idol is that of Sri Vidyatirtha, flanked by his two chief disciples Sri Bharati Tirtha and [[Vidyaranya|Sri Vidyaranya]]. The other three idols are of [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]] and [[Shiva|Maheshwara]] (Shiva). These are topped by Sri Lakshmi Narasimha, which in turn is topped by a [[Lingam|Shiva Linga]]. The agrahara has few small temples next to the main road, dedicated to [[Rama|Sri Rama]], Sri Kalikamba, [[Adi Shankara|Sri Adi Shankaracharya]] and [[Vidyaranya|Sri Vidyaranya]], after who the village is named. From Vidyaranyapura, a path toward east through paddy fields leads to [[Narasimha|Sri Narasimha Swamy]] temple. Another winding road toward the west leads to the temple of [[Durga|Sri Vana Durga]], one of the four guardian deities of Sringeri.
[[File:Sri Kalikamba Temple, Vidyaranyapura Agrahara, Sringeri, 2019.jpg|thumb|Sri Kalikamba temple and main street, Vidyaranyapura Agrahara]]

== See also ==

* [[Sringeri]]
* [[Shringeri Sharadamba Temple|Sri Sharadamba Temple]]
* [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham]]

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[[Category:Villages in Chikkamagaluru district]]

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