Even though it is said, the names Sringa-pura, Sringa-giri or Sringeri arose from their connection with Sage Rishyasringa, the literary and historical evidence, as well as the religious practices in the Mathas of Sri Vidyaranya Swami’s lineage, suggest otherwise.Not all the Mathas under this lineage have any hermitage of Rishyasringa in their vicinity, but all of them have shrines or worship places specially dedicated to Sringin- Malayala Brahman.Hence, it is most probable that all these places identified with the suffix “Sringeri” were originally named after Sringin, the Malayala Brahmana, who assisted and was initiated by Sri Vidyaranya Swami.Over time, through linguistic change and popular belief, the name might have become connected with Rishyasringa, whose ashrama, as pointed out in the Srimad Valmiki Ramayana and the Mahabharata, is situated in Anga Desa, the region of modern Assam or its borders.Images: from Chapters 32 and 33 of the Renuka Tantra