Saraswati Temple

Saraswati temple is one of the famous temples of goddess Saraswati in Andhra Pradesh and India. Gnana Saraswathi temple at Basar is on the banks of river godavari. According to hindu belief goddess Laksmi ( Laxmi) is a symbol of wealth and Goddess Saraswati is a symbol of knowledge, studies and learning. Children from through out Andhra Pradesh are brought to Basar to have aksharabhyasam at the Saraswati temple at Basar. Sri Gnana Saraswathi devasthanam takes care of the administration of Saraswati temple at Basar.

Connectivity to Basar :

Basar is located at a distance of 50 km from Nizamabad town and 50km from Nirmal in Adilabad district. Nizamabad is connected by NH7                ( National High way 7 ) connecting new Delhi and Bangalore. APSRTC (

Andhra Pradesh Road

transport Corporation ) operates buses from Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Nirmal, Vijayawada, Guntur, Kurnool, Medak, Sangareddy and other important places in Andhra pradesh to Basar. APTDC (Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation) is conducting packaged tours to Basar that include darshan at the Saraswati temple and accommodation at Basar. Rajiv Gandhi international airport at Shamshabad near Hyderabad is the nearest airport to reach Basar and an airport is planned at Nizamabad. Basar is connected by rail on the Secunderabad – Nanded railway line and passenger trains and express trains are running from Secunderabad to Nanded.

Accommodation at Basar :

TTD ( Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam) guest houses, Vemulavada guest house offer both ac and non ac rooms and can be reserved in advance. Punnami hotel by APTDC also offers accommodation at Basara.

Story of the Saraswati temple at Basara:

Since maharishi Vyasa stayed and spent most of his time at Basar and hence the name came for Basar. According to Brahmanda purana, Valmiki installed goddess Saraswati Idol at Basar and wrote Ramayana.

Timings of saraswati temple at Basar:

Puja at Saraswati mata temple starts at 4am in the morning and abhishekam is done for an hour. Alankarana, which is decorating Saraswati with saree and followed by aarti is performed at Saraswati temple at Basar. Children begin their studies after performing akshara abhyasam at Saraswati temple in Basar and the children offer slates, note books , pens and pencils to Saraswati maa, the goddess of knowledge at Basar and distribute the pens and pencils to other children accompanied by other pilgrims

Celebrations at saraswati temple in Basar :

Special poojas are performed from vasantha panchami to maha shivaratri for 15 days. For Dasara devi navaratrulu are celebrated for ten days at Saraswati devi temple in Basar. Devotees visiting Basar also perform puja to the Saraswati idol near the hill.

Places of interest at Basar :

Sri Dattatreya Temple , Sri Vyasa Maharshi Guha,Sri Mahankali Temple Godavari river, Lord Shiva temple at river Godavari bank and Sri Vedavathi Shila. In the sanctum sanctorum the image of Lakshmi stands besides the Goddess Saraswati. Due to the presence of all three goddesses Saraswati, Kali and Lakshmi at Basara, Basara is considered as the divine trinity.