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Sharadha
Amman
is
one
of
the
rarest
form
of
Amman,
unlike
the
other
furious
Ammans,
She
is
seen
with
a
pleasing
face,
lovely
appeal
and
calm
features.
She
is
the
goddess
of
wisdom
and
intellectual
knowledge.
Along
with
Sharada
Devi’s
shrine,
there
are
shrines
of
Lord
Ganapathy,
Lord
Muruga
and
Acharya
Sri
Sankara.
The
main
idol
of
the
goddess
is
made
of
five
metals
(impon),
usually
the
combination
of
five
metals
is
more
powerful,
hence
the
anointment
milk
from
the
idol
is
considered
to
be
very
precious
and
has
healing
powers.
Devotees
visit
this
temple
to
shine
in
their
studies,
succeed
in
their
exams
and
gain
wisdom.
The
goddess
graces
peacefully
with
honey
pot
in
one
hand
and
book
in
other
hand.
The
very
first
sight
of
the
Goddess
will
spur
our
intellectual
spirit.
This
temple
is
held
in
par
with
Sringeri
Sharadhamba
Mutt.
The
ones
who
are
unable
to
visit
Sringeri
Mutt
in
Karnataka,
can
visit
this
temple
and
seek
the
goddess’s
blessing.
The
legend
has
it
that
in
the
seventh
century,
Sri
Abhinava
Vidya
Theeratha
Maha
Swamigal
erected
the
first
Mutt
in
the
Thungabadra
river,
and
installed
Goddess
Sharadha
ambika.
Soon
fame
of
the
goddess
reached
heights
and
people
from
all
over
the
world
started
to
visit
this
temple.
Once
an
industrialist
from
Coimbatore
came
to
see
Sri
Abhinava
Vidya
Theeratha
Maha
Swamigal,
and
sought
his
blessing
to
build
a
temple
for
Sharadha
Ambika
at
his
home
town.
In
the
meanwhile,
philanthropist
Sulur
Nanjunda
Iyer
of
Coimbatore
came
to
see
Adigalar,
the
Saint
asked
him
to
donate
some
land
of
his
to
build
Sharadhambika
temple.
The
philanthropist
readily
donated
his
one
acre
land
and
a
temple
was
built
by
the
industrialist.