Sri Kshetra Ambuteertha is the place where Sharavathi takes birth. A temple for Lord Rameshwara is in the background.
Banished to the forests for 14 long years, Lord Rama, Sita Devi & Lakshmana eventually reached this place. Sita was extremely thirsty, so Rama took out his bow and shot an arrow into the ground. A spring of sparkling, clear water emerged for Sita to quench her thirst. Ambuteertha, the source of water created by an arrow, came into existence.
Starting as a little puddle and filling up a small pond close to her origin, Sharavathi then flows serenely towards the West, helping the farmers reap a steady yield, year after year.
Before dipping its beak into the pool, this snake bird seems to be saying thanks to SIta Devi, who prevailed upon Ram to find some water, to satisfy her thirst here at Ambuteertha.
Ambuteertha was in wilderness before 2001 as there was no road or even a proper approach. The Nonaburu Grama Panchayat took care of it and the birthplace of Sharavathi became accessible to all.