Coeval with setting up of the monastic foundation in Sringeri is the temple of Sri Sharada, presiding deity of the Peetham. Originally it was an unpretentious shrine with the Murti of Sharada made of sandalwood, installed over the Sri Chakra that Sri Adi Shankara carved on a rock subsequently. Sri Bharathi Tirtha and Sri Vidyaranya had a temple built in the Kerala style, with timber and tiled roof. Sri Vidyaranya substituted the sandalwood idol with the present idol. Sri Sacchidananda Sivabhinava Narasimha Bharathi raised the present structure in granite with polished granite walling round the sanctum and Sri Chandra Sekhara Bharathi consecrated the new temple in May 1916.

Sri Abhinava Vidya Tirtha made several improvements in the temple. The Mahamantapam has huge stone pillars exquisitely carved with deities like Durga, Raja Rajeswari, Dwarapalakas, and Devis which are all sculpted according to the Shilpa Shastras practised in Tamil Nadu temple, Sanctified by the worship of an unbroken succession of Acharyas of the highest purity, loftiest devotion and unsurpassed mantric powers, the Murti of Sri Sharada radiates grace and blessings.
In the year 1999, H.H.Sri Sri Bharathi Tirtha, dedicated to Goddess Sharada Golden chariot worth rupees one crore at Sringeri.

On the event of Golden jubilee Vardhanthi (Birthday) of H.H.Sri Sri Bharathi Tirtha, Golden Doors were installed and inaugurated at the entrance of' the Sanctum Sanctorum of Sharada temples. The gold covering to the door worth twenty four lakhs is a marvelous piece of art. The eight panels have the Ashta Lakshmi inscribed on them.

The VidyaShankara Temple was built in the year 1338 A.D. It is a unique monument built entirely of stone combining both Hoysala (Chalukya) and Dravidian architectural styles. The structure stands on a high plinth and commands a magnificient view from the hills and their slopes. The structure of the temple is more or less a rectangle with apisital east-west ends. On the western side is the Garbhagriha, with Vidya Ganapathi on one side and Durga on the other side of the entrance. On the other three sides of the Garbhagriha are shrines to Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara with their consorts. In the eastern half of the structure is a mantap with twelve pillars, huge monoliths carrying large figures and carrying heavy projecting corbels on top. These twelve pillars are marked by the twelve signs of the zodiac in their regular order, and arranged in a such a manner that the rays of the sun fall on each of them in the order of the twelve solar months. On the floor is a large circle, marked with converging lines to indicate the direction of the shadows. The central ceiling is a exquisite piece of workmanship with lotus and pecking parrots. The vimana over the Garbhagriha rises magnificiently with sikhara, mahapadama and stupi. The rest of the roof is made up of sloping channelled slab. The basement is elaborately sculpted with animals, puranic stories, Siva, Vishnu, Dasavatara, Kali, Shanmukha and so on. From the corners of the caves of the central hall chains of stone rings hang which is a common feature of the Vijayanagar period. To the study of Hindu iconography, this temple is a veritable storehouse of sculpture. The meditation of the Lingam (Vidya Shankara Lingam) in the sanctum and other Murtis will lead to Divine realization. This temple is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.