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Sringeri Sharada Peetham

The monastery and its shrines suffered a raid in 1791; restoration received outside support.

Sringeri · Karnataka

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Rebuilt

As documented: 2026-09-28

LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

13.4165°, 75.2520° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

Access date is not a field inspection. This selected chronology is not a complete list of all episodes.
Underlying bibliography is available with access status; independent specialist review remains outstanding.

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

Looting · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1791 AD
Pindari raiders associated with Maratha forces looted the monastery and damaged sacred images.
eventAttributed · further checking needed
Pindari raiders associated with Maratha forces looted the monastery and damaged sacred images.
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Sri Sacchidananda Bharati III (1770–1814) ↗Sringeri Sharada Peetham · Damage or restoration account in the source text · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed
1791
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking needed
Pindari raiders associated with Maratha forces
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Rebuilding · not-applicable causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1791 AD · assistance following the raid
The correspondence discussed in the account records Tipu Sultan’s financial assistance for restoration.
eventAttributed · further checking needed
The correspondence discussed in the account records Tipu Sultan’s financial assistance for restoration.
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Sri Sacchidananda Bharati III (1770–1814) ↗Sringeri Sharada Peetham · Damage or restoration account in the source text · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed
1791 · assistance following the raid
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking needed
Tipu Sultan
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Sri Sacchidananda Bharati III (1770–1814) ↗Sringeri Sharada Peetham · Damage or restoration account in the source text · Accessed 2026-09-28

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28

present conditionAttributed · further checking needed

The consulted account describes a later rebuilt shrine.

Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28

Source context

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Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
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Sri Sacchidananda Bharati III (1770–1814) ↗ · Sringeri Sharada Peetham
Institutional biography: Third Mysore War paragraph attributes plunder to forces under a Patwardhan in Parashuram Bhau’s campaign and describes Tipu’s assistance. Original letters are not reproduced as independently inspected documents.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct

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