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Basar
A town on the Godavari in Nirmal district, Telangana, with the Gnana Saraswati temple, where children are brought for Akshara Abhyasam. The temple says Vyasa made its images from three handfuls of river sand.
Sources: Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam, Basar: Legend (temple website); Gnana Saraswati Temple, Basar (Wikipedia) · see Basar's web