Our Mission
Our mission is to protect, restore and preserve the heritage through advocacy, education, and action. We work towards a sustainable future for all. Join us for restarting the Yatra to Sharda Peeth in POK.
History
Sharda Peeth was one of the foremost ancient universities of the Indian subcontinent. Right from the Vedic Era, to about the 8th century, this temple or monastery (Peeth) was famed as a great Centre of Learning, a hub of knowledge which attracted students from all over the world, including Greece, Mesopotamia, and Central Asia, Tibet, and China. It housed more than 5000 scholars and housed the biggest library of those times. Sharda Peeth was destroyed by the followers of Sikandar Butshikan.
The Sharda Yatra temple at Teetwal was destroyed/burnt down in the aftermath of the partition in 1947 and the subsequent tribal invasions which also resulted in the holy pilgrimage being abandoned. A Gurudwara stood adjacent to this temple which was also destroyed.
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First Step
The locals preserved & handed over the plot to Save Sharda Committee Kashmir regd. headed by Ravinder Pandita on 14 Sept. 2021 on the occasion of annual Sharda Yatra upto the last point of LOC in Teetwal.
The reconstruction of the temple with the help of Sringeri Muth is a step towards the revival of the ancient annual pilgrimage to the Sharda Peeth, which is in ruins and situated in Shardi, PoK, as well as the exploration of Sharda Civilization.
Blessings
The Panchloha Sharda Murti donated by Sringeri Muth was being taken to the newly constructed Sharda Temple at LoC Teetwal Kashmir beginning on 24 January’2023 (Guru Tritya – annual Convocation day in Sharda University in ancient times) & was consecrated at Teetwal Temple on Chaitra maas Shukla Paksh pratipada on Navreh( Ist. Navratra) 22nd March’2023.
The Shankracharya of the Sringeri Muth Sri Vidushekara Bharathi performed ‘abhishek pooja’ and ‘pran pratishtha’ of the idol of Mata Sharda.
On March 22, 2023, the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah inaugurated the Mata Sharda Devi Temple.