Sringeri, also written as Shringeri is a hill town and taluka headquarters located in Chikkamagaluru district in the South Indian state of Karnataka, It is the site of the first maṭha (Sringeri Sharada Peeta) established by Adi Shankara, Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, in the 8th century CE It is located on the banks of the river Tungā.