| Gnana Saraswati Temple శ్రీ జ్ఞాన సరస్వతి దేవస్థానము | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Nirmal |
| Deity | Saraswati |
| Festivals | Saraswati Puja |
| Location | |
| Location | Basara |
| State | Telangana |
| Country | India |
  Location in Telangana  Gnana Saraswati Temple (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 18°52′40″N 77°57′23″E / 18.87778°N 77.95639°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | South Indian |
| Elevation | 579 m (1,900 ft) |
Gnana Saraswati Temple (Telugu: శ్రీ జ్ఞాన సరస్వతి దేవస్థానము) is a Hindu temple of Goddess Saraswati located on the banks of Godavari River at Basara, Telangana, India.[1] It is one of the two famous Saraswati temples in the Indian subcontinent, the other being Sharada Peeth. Saraswati is the Hindu Goddess of knowledge and learning. Children are brought to the temple for the learning ceremony called as Akshara abyasam.
Basara is a census town in the Nirmal district in the state of Telangana.[2] It is about 30 km (19 mi) from Bhainsa,15.5 km (10 mi) from Dharmabad, 34.8 km (22 mi) from Nizamabad, 96.0 km (60 mi) from Nanded, 70 km (43 mi) from district headquarters Nirmal, and 205 km (127 mi) from Hyderabad.
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- ^ "Nirmal District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.