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Sarada Mutt, Sivagiri
Sivagiri, Varkala, Kerala · 8.7394°, 76.7314°
Sarada Devi (Saraswati)ModernOctagonal, modern
Sacred since
1909 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1909-1912 (Sree Narayana Guru)
Modern
History & significance
The shrine to Sarada Devi on Sivagiri hill, founded by the social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, whose foundation was laid in 1909 and consecration completed in 1912. Its octagonal plan with windows and ventilation broke with tantric temple convention, and worship there is by hymn rather than by food offering or ritual anointment.