Located 336 kms from Bangalore and 150 kms from Mangalore, Sringeri is regarded as one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimages in South India. It was the abode of Shankaracharya, the great 9th century philosopher and social reformer. Shankaracharya established here the first of his four ‘Maths’, the other three are at Joshimath in the Himalayas, Puri to the east and Dwarka to the west. As Shankaracharya's preaching reached distant shores, Sringeri came to be known as a seat of learning and spiritual wisdom.

Located 336 kms from Bangalore and 150 kms from Mangalore, Sringeri is regarded as one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimages in South India. It was the abode of Shankaracharya, the great 9th century philosopher and social reformer. Shankaracharya established here the first of his four ‘Maths’, the other three are at Joshimath in the Himalayas, Puri to the east and Dwarka to the west. As Shankaracharya's preaching reached distant shores, Sringeri came to be known as a seat of learning and spiritual wisdom.