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Saraswathi Stothram was written by Agasthya Maharishi. Here is the stothram in english script (Roman). Temples for Goddess Saraswathi is rare too. Here is a link to know more about Saraswathi temple at Koothanur near Kumbakonam.
yaa kuMdEMdu tuShaarahaaradhavaLaa yaa SubhravastraavRutaa
yaa veeNaavaradaMDamaMDitakaraa yaa SvEtapadmaasanaa |
yaa brahmaacyuta SaMkaraprabhRutibhirdEvaissadaa poojitaa
saa maaM paatu sarasvatee bhagavatee niSSEShajaaDyaapahaa || 1 ||
dOrbhiryuktaa caturbhiH sphaTikamaNinibhai rakShamaalaaMdadhaanaa
hastEnaikEna padmaM sitamapica SukaM pustakaM caaparENa |
bhaasaa kuMdEMduSaMkhasphaTikamaNinibhaa bhaasamaanaazsamaanaa
saa mE vaagdEvatEyaM nivasatu vadanE sarvadaa suprasannaa || 2 ||
suraasuraissEvitapaadapaMkajaa karE viraajatkamaneeyapustakaa |
viriMcipatnee kamalaasanasthitaa sarasvatee nRutyatu vaaci mE sadaa || 3 ||
sarasvatee sarasijakEsaraprabhaa tapasvinee sitakamalaasanapriyaa |
ghanastanee kamalavilOlalOcanaa manasvinee bhavatu varaprasaadinee || 4 ||
sarasvati namastubhyaM varadE kaamaroopiNi |
vidyaaraMbhaM kariShyaami siddhirbhavatu mE sadaa || 5 ||
sarasvati namastubhyaM sarvadEvi namO namaH |
SaaMtaroopE SaSidharE sarvayOgE namO namaH || 6 ||
nityaanaMdE niraadhaarE niShkaLaayai namO namaH |
vidyaadharE viSaalaakShi SuddhagnyaanE namO namaH || 7 ||
SuddhasphaTikaroopaayai sookShmaroopE namO namaH |
Sabdabrahmi caturhastE sarvasiddhyai namO namaH || 8 ||
muktaalaMkRuta sarvaaMgyai moolaadhaarE namO namaH |
moolamaMtrasvaroopaayai moolaSaktyai namO namaH || 9 ||
manOnmani mahaabhOgE vaageeSvari namO namaH |
vaagmyai varadahastaayai varadaayai namO namaH || 10 ||
vEdaayai vEdaroopaayai vEdaaMtaayai namO namaH |
guNadOShavivarjinyai guNadeeptyai namO namaH || 11 ||
sarvagnyaanE sadaanaMdE sarvaroopE namO namaH |
saMpannaayai kumaaryai ca sarvagnyE tE namO namaH || 12 ||
yOgaanaarya umaadEvyai yOgaanaMdE namO namaH |
divyagnyaana trinEtraayai divyamoortyai namO namaH || 13 ||
ardhacaMdrajaTaadhaari caMdrabiMbE namO namaH |
caMdraadityajaTaadhaari caMdrabiMbE namO namaH || 14 ||
aNuroopE mahaaroopE viSvaroopE namO namaH |
aNimaadyaShTasiddhaayai aanaMdaayai namO namaH || 15 ||
gnyaana vignyaana roopaayai gnyaanamoortE namO namaH |
naanaaSaastra svaroopaayai naanaaroopE namO namaH || 16 ||
padmajaa padmavaMSaa ca padmaroopE namO namaH |
paramEShThyai paraamoortyai namastE paapanaaSinee || 17 ||
mahaadEvyai mahaakaaLyai mahaalakShmyai namO namaH |
brahmaviShNuSivaayai ca brahmanaaryai namO namaH || 18 ||
kamalaakarapuShpaa ca kaamaroopE namO namaH |
kapaalikarmadeeptaayai karmadaayai namO namaH || 19 ||
saayaM praataH paThEnnityaM ShaNmaasaatsiddhirucyatE |
cOravyaaghrabhayaM naasti paThataaM SRuNvataamapi || 20 ||
itthaM sarasvatee stOtramagastyamuni vaacakam |
sarvasiddhikaraM nRooNaaM sarvapaapapraNaaSanam || 21 ||