Adilabad Tourist Places

Adilabad tourism spots are Basara, Kuntala waterfalls, Pochara waterfalls, Jainath temple,Gudem-Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Nirmal Paintings and Wooden Handicrafts,  NAGOBA (KESLAPUR TEMPLE ), Kadem Dam, Godavari Pushkara Ghat(Soan), Kawal Wildlife Sanctuar

Basara Temple:

Basara is Located on the banks of river Godavari  about 40 kms from Nizambad district head quarters and 70 Kms from Nirmal town of Adilabad district. Situated at a distance of 205 kms (approx) from Hyderabad, the Saraswati temple at Basara is one of the two famous Saraswati temples in India, the other being in Jammu & Kashmir.

Basara Temple is situated 150 Kms from Adilabad,Adilabad District, Sri Gyana Saraswathi temple at Basara on the banks of river Godavari is the only temple in South India dedicated to the Goddess of learning. The legend has it that after the Mahabharata war, sage Vyas embarked on a pilgrimage in search of peace. 

 
    He reached the serene kumaranchala hills on the banks of river Godavari and meditated and propitiated the Goddess who eventually appeared before him and granted her presence in the form of the  divine trinity. The Goddess ordered the sage to place three handful of sand at three places everyday. Miraculously these sand dunes transformed into the idols of the divine trinity i.e., Saraswathi, Lakshmi, & Kali. These are the presiding deities of Basar today. Despite the presence of the trinity,the temple is dedicated to Goddess Saraswathi.

       Children are brought here for the ceremony of Akshara puja to start their education with the blessings of the Goddess of Knowledge.The Vedavathi Sila, the Ashtateerth are other places of interest around Basar. Thousands of devotees bath in the Godavari & seek the blessings of the Goddess during the Mahasivarathri festival.

Akshara Abhyasam:

 

 

 

 

 

Now a days there is heavy rush of peoples coming to Basara to the "Akshara Abhyasam" for the children. According to the legend Maharishi vyasa and sage Suka decided to settle down in a cool and serene atmosphere after the kurukshetra war. Then he came to Dandaka forest and pleased with serenity of the region selected this place. After his ablutions in the river Godavari Maharishi Vyasa used to bring three fistful of sand and place it in three small heaps and made images Sarada, Laxmi, Gowri with his mystic power and later conducted prayers. This idol made of sand has its face smeared with turmeric. Eating a little bit of this turmeric paste, it is believed, will enhance one's wisdom and knowledge. Many people, in fact, take their kids to Basara for "Akshara Abhyasam" before commencing formal school education. 

Special poojas and celebrations are held at the temple during Maha Sivarathri, beginning 15 days before (Vasantha Panchami) and continuing 3 days after the festival. Devi Navarathrulu is celebrated for ten days during Dasara. Since Maharishi Vyasa spent considerable time in prayers, the place was then called "Vasara" and turned into Basara due to the influence of the Marathi language in the region.

Eight Pushkarnis :

 

 The cave is away 100m from the temple 'Narahari Maluka' is believed to have performed rigorous penance. ‘Vedavathi’ is four-sided rock which is produces different sounds. It is said to contain jewels of Sita Devi. There are eight 'Pushkarnis' spread across the village known as 'Indra Teeratham', 'Surya Teeratham', 'Vyasa Teeratham', 'Valmiki Teeratham', 'Vishnu Teeratham', 'Ganesha Teeratham', 'Puthra Teeratham' and 'Shiva Teeratham'.

The most important festivals celebrated are Maha Shivaratri and Devi Navaratrulu and on both the occasions about 10,000 pilgrims visit the place from all parts of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Basar is a village with wonderful gardens surrounded by the temple premises amidst the dry and barren patches of the north Telangana region.

Ways to BASARA:

By Road: There are Number of buses available Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Buses(APSRTC) are available from Hyderabad Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station ( Imliban Bus station), from Jubilee Bus Station (JBS Secunderabad), Nizamabad Bus Stand, Bainsa, Nirmal and Mancherial. From Nizamabad Basara is journey time is 1hr.

By Train: Basara has a Rail railway station between Secunderbad Junction - Mudkhed Junction (via Kamareddy, Nizamabad). From secunderabad more number of trains available.

Special poojas and celebrations :

 Maha Shivaratri celebration is held with special poojas and celebration. It starts 15 days before Vasantha Panchami and prologs 3 days after the festival

During Dasara, Devi Navarathrulu is celebrated for ten days.

Address

The Executive Officer
Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam,
Basara, Village, Mudhole – Mandal.
Adilabad. Pin – 504101,
Andhra Pradesh,
India.

Contact info@BasaraTemple.org

Devasthanam Phone number

(91) 08752 – 243503
Executive Officer (Office)
(91) 08752 – 243550