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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Pith (Sringeri Math) is located on the tirtha Tungabhadra river, in Sringeri (Chickmagalur district), Karnataka. The deities worshipped here are Adi Varaha and Shakti – Kamakshi Devi.

The Srī Ramanatasvami mandira, Ramesvaram (Tamil Nadu) comes under the kshetra of the Dakshinamnaya Srī Sharada Pitha and hence its activities are guided by the Shankaracharya of the pitha.

The pitha is dedicated to Yajurveda and the propagation of the  Mahavakya –

अहं ब्रह्मास्मि
Aham Brahmāsmi

The first Shankaracharya, the direct student of Sri Adi Shankaracharya, was Sri Sureshvaracharya.

Current Shankaracharya –

36th Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam.

Successor anointed by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Srī Srī Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam is Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam.

Official Website – sringeri.net

Twitter Handle – @sringerimath

YouTube Channel – @sharadapeetham

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