This is located at the centre of the Sringeri town.ri Malahanikareshwara Temple has a linga that was worshipped by the Paramarishi Vibhandaka son of Kashyapa is known as Sri Malahanikaresvara (destroyer of the impurities of the soul) and is worshipped even today. He did penance here, had the vision of the Lord and united the Lord in the Linga and disappeared from the mortal world. It is an udhbhava linga. The temple structure is a fine piece of architecture, consisting of a navaranga, an antarala, a garbhagrha and with relieves on the pillars. The deities inside the temple are Lord Malahanikareshvara, Goddess Bhavani, Sthambha Ganapati, Chandikeshvara, Ganapati, and Durga.