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==Etymology==
The name Sringeri is derived from Rishyashringa-giri, a nearby hill that is believed to have contained the hermitage of [[Rishi]] Vibhandaka and his son [[Rishyashringa]]. In an episode in the Bala-Kanda of the [[Ramayana]], [[Vasishtha]] narrates how Rishyashringa brought rains to the drought-stricken kingdom of Romapada. Later the place name was shortened to Shringagiri<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sringeri.net/history/legend_of_rishyashringa.php|title=The legend of Rishyasringa|access-date= 7 November 2006|publisher=Sringeri Sharada Peeta }}</ref>

According to legend, [[Adi Shankaracharya]] is said to have selected the site as the place to stay and teach his disciples, because when he was walking by the Tunga River, he saw a cobra with a raised hood, providing shelter from the hot sun to a frog undergoing labour. Astonished by the place where natural enemies had gone beyond their instincts, he stayed here for twelve years. Sri Adi Shankaracharya also established Mathas in the subcontinent (the northern one at [[Jyotirmath]], near [[Badrinath]]), eastern (at [[Puri, Orissa|Puri]]) and western (at [[Dwarka|Dwaraka]]) of India.