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Vidyāraṇya also known as Mādhava Vidyāranya is variously known as being a kingmaker patron saint and high priest to Harihara Raya I and Bukka Raya I the founders of the Vijayanagar Empire. He was the 12th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham from 1380 to 1386 A.D. He was born to Māyaṇācārya and Śrīmatīdevī in Pampakṣetra (modern-day Hampi) in 1268 CE. Another account has it that he was born in Ekasila nagari (modern Warangal).

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