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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Sringeri
| other_name                      = Shringeri, Shringagiri
| settlement_type                 = Town
| image_skyline                   = Sringeritemple.jpg
| image_caption                   = Sri Vidyashankara temple (1342 CE) at Sringeri
| nickname                        = 
| pushpin_map                     = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position          = right
| pushpin_map_alt                 = 
| pushpin_map_caption             = 
| coordinates                     = {{coord|13.42|N|75.25|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Chikkamagaluru district|Chikkamagaluru]]
| subdivision_type3               = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name3               = [[Malenadu]]
| established_title               = <!-- Established -->
| governing_body                  = Town Panchayat
| leader_title1                   = Chief Officer
| leader_name1                    = R. Sreepad <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shringeritown.mrc.gov.in/en/city-summary |access-date= 30 August 2023 |title=TP Shringeri}}</ref>
| leader_title2                   = MLA
| leader_name2                    = T D Rajegowda ([[Indian National Congress]])
| unit_pref                       = Metric
| area_total_km2                  = 1.8
| area_rural_km2                  = 442.38
| elevation_m                     = 672
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="Census2011">{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/601/download/2052/DH_2011_2916_PART_B_DCHB_CHIKMAGALUR.pdf |title=Census of India 2011 - District Census Handbook - Chikmagalur - Karnatakaook |website=Office Of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner India |page=22 |access-date=30 August 2023}}</ref>
| population_total                = 3922
| population_urban                = 
| population_rural                = 32617
| population_as_of                = 2011
| population_density_km2          = auto
| demographics_type1              = Languages
| demographics1_title1            = Official
| demographics1_info1             = [[Kannada]]
| demographics_type2              = 
| demographics1_title2            = Regional
| demographics1_info2             =
| timezone1                       = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1                     = +5:30
| postal_code_type                = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code                     = 577139
| area_code_type                  = Telephone code
| area_code                       = 08265
| registration_plate              = KA-18
| website                         = {{URL|http://www.shringeritown.mrc.gov.in}}
| footnotes                       = 
}}

'''Sringeri''' (IAST: Śṛṅgerī; {{IPA|kn|ʃriŋɡeːri|lang}}) also called '''Shringeri''' is a hill town and [[tahsil|Taluk]] headquarters located in [[Chikkamagaluru district]] in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Sringeri is the site of [[Sri Sharadamba temple]], a part of the [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham]] established by [[Adi Shankaracharya]].

==Etymology==
The name Sringeri is derived from Rishyashringa-giri, a nearby hill that is believed to have contained the hermitage of [[Rishi]] Vibhandaka and his son [[Rishyashringa]]. In an episode in the Bala-Kanda of the [[Ramayana]], [[Vasishtha]] narrates how Rishyashringa brought rains to the drought-stricken kingdom of Romapada. Later the place name was shortened to Shringagiri<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sringeri.net/history/legend_of_rishyashringa.php|title=The legend of Rishyasringa|access-date= 7 November 2006|publisher=Sringeri Sharada Peeta }}</ref>

According to legend, [[Adi Shankaracharya]] is said to have selected the site as the place to stay and teach his disciples, because when he was walking by the Tunga River, he saw a cobra with a raised hood, providing shelter from the hot sun to a frog undergoing labour. Astonished by the place where natural enemies had gone beyond their instincts, he stayed here for twelve years. Sri Adi Shankaracharya also established Mathas in the subcontinent (the northern one at [[Jyotirmath]], near [[Badrinath]]), eastern (at [[Puri, Orissa|Puri]]) and western (at [[Dwarka|Dwaraka]]) of India.

==Geography and climate==
Sringeri is located at {{coord|13.42|N|75.25|E}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Sringeri.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Sringeri, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 672&nbsp;meters (2204&nbsp;feet). The average annual temperature is 23.5&nbsp;°C, with the highest temperatures reaching 32&nbsp;°C in April and lowest temperatures of 16&nbsp;°C in winter months (December–January). There is significant rainfall (annual average of 3949 mm&nbsp;), mostly during the months of June, July and August.

In 2018, Sringeri received an annual rainfall of {{convert|4981|mm|in}}, while [[Kigga]] hobli received {{convert|6968|mm|in}}, one of the highest in the state that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2018.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2018.pdf|access-date=14 August 2023|title=Annual State Report 2018}}</ref> During 2019 and 2022, Sringeri received {{convert|3819|mm|in}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2019.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2019.pdf|access-date= 14 August 2023|title=Annual State Report 2019}}</ref> and {{convert|3892|mm|in}} of annual rainfall, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2022.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2022.pdf|access-date=21 June 2023|title= Annual State Report 2022}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the 2011 India [[census]], Sringeri had a population of 36,539. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Sringeri has an average [[literacy rate]] of 86%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 90%, and female literacy is 82%. In Sringeri, 8.5% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref name="Census2011"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Agumbe]]
*[[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]] and [[Halebidu (town)|Halebidu]] 
*[[Dharmasthala]] 
*[[Hanumangundi Falls|Hanumanagundi falls]]
*[[Karkala]]
*[[Kundadri|Kundadri hills]]
* [[Horanadu]]
*[[Mangalore]]
* [[Chikmagalur]]
*[[Subramanya, Karnataka|Subramanya]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Wikivoyage-inline}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150726174447/http://www.nswamy.com/sringeri/ A Photo Essay of Sringeri]
* Some [https://payaniga.com/sringeri/ offbeat photos] of Sringeri
* [http://shankarasringeri.blogspot.com/ Shankara Sringeri]
* [http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/jainism-in-india/karnataka/sringeri/ Sri Parshwanath Swamy Digambar Jain Temple]
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Chikmagalur district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Chikmagalur district]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Tourism in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Hindu holy cities]]