Temples in Basar

Gnana Saraswati Temple is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge located on the banks of the Godavari River at Basar, Telangana. It is one of the two Saraswati temples and the other being is Sharada Peeth. The temple also has the idols of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali, according to history Sage Veda Vyasa after the Kurukshetra war was searching for peace and reached Basar located on the banks of River Godavari in Dandakaranya. He found this place very peaceful and so started meditating there, the Goddess ordered the sage to place three handfuls of sand at three places every day. Miraculously these sand drifts transformed into the idols of the divine trinity i.e., Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Kali. These are the presiding deities of Basar today.