Shri Dattatreya Temple

Sri Dattatreya Swamy Temple, Ghangapur, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) Karnataka

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Ganagapur Dattatreya temple | Ganagapur Lord Dattatreya mandir

ganagapur is a famous spiritual place associated with lord dattatreya and his second avatar (incarnation) sri narasimha saraswati swami. it is considered as one of the foremost place to be visited by lord dattatreya devotees.

sri narasimha saraswati swami stayed in ganagapur for 24 years. he cured many people and taught the path of righteousness and self-realization here. he was a very compassionate master and helped many people as per their need. his whole life was devoted to helping people and also to recharge the spiritual places like alandi. he visited many spiritual places of india like kashi, trimbakeshwar, alandi and so on. before leaving for srisaila (sri mallikarjuna swamy jyotirlinga is there) for taking samadhi, sri narasimha saraswati swami left his nirguna paduka (sandals) in this ganagapur datta temple.

the paduka is charged with his energy and living presence. sri narasimha saraswati had promised that wherever his paduka will be there, in that place he will abide forever. the padukas are called as nirguna because it is devoid of form or qualities (attributes).

sri narasimha saraswati had moved to ganagapur after staying for 12 years in amarpur (now known as narsinhwadi). his paduka is also worshipped in narsinhwadi datta temple in kolhapur (maharashtra). narsinhwadi is the place where sri narasimha saraswati did penance.according to guru charitra book, sri narasimha saraswati promised that he would abide forever at ganagapura and will answer all prayers done to him sincerely.

he also promised that:
in the morning – he would bathe at the confluence (holy sangam) of the bhima and amarja rivers in ganagapur.
at midday, he would be visiting the math ((main datta temple) unfailingly. he would accept all worship or pooja offerings given there. he further said that worship offered to the aswatha tree was like worship done to kalpavriksha (wish fulfilling tree).
narasimha saraswati also promised to visit math (main temple) everyday to receive bhiksha.

Sri Dattatreya Swamy Temple,Ganagapur,Karnataka

Ganagapur Datta Temple (located in Deval Ghangapur) is situated at around 23 kms from 'Ganagapur Road' (Railway Station Name) in Karnataka. Nearest City is Gulbarga at 40 kms (approx).Shri Kshetra Ganagapur Very Famous holy place in India. This holy place was called as Dhanpur in Indian Puaranik Kal. It stands on the bank of the river Bhima in Afzalpur taluka in kalburgi(Gulbarga) district of Karnataka at south india . This holy place was created on earth by Lord dattatreya to stay abide in his Purnavtar Shri Nrusingh Swami maharaja. Shri Nrusingh Sarswati Swami maharaja as second incarnation of Bhagvan Dattareya in Kalyug . In this Village Shri Nrusingh Sarswati Swami maharaja built a Math to stay in village about 600 years ago. This Math is called as Nirgun Math today also people called Dattatreya Temple to this Math.
Shree Nrusimha Saraswathy Swamy (1378-1458) is the Purna avatar of Lord Dattatreya. He was born in Karanjapur which is modern Lad-Karanja or karanja in Maharashtra Vidharbha region. Shree Nrusimha Saraswathy Swamy (Shreeguru) was initially named as Narahari or Shaligramadeva. His father's name was Madhav and mother's name was Amba-Bhavani. His surname was Kale. He was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family Shulka-yajurvedi Brahman Kanva Shaka at Karanja Shreeguru assured that he would forever abide at Ganagapur and go round the village for ‘Biksha’ at 12:00 noon. Offering “Madhukari” to the people at Ganagapur and taking Biksha from atleast 5 houses is having very importance at this holy place. Even today Lord Dattatreya takes biksha everyday at Ganagapur. ShreeGuru Sri Nrusimha Saraswathy confirmed the same and it can be seen in Gurucharitra Adhyay (chapter 21-22) At the time of Antardhan, Shreeguru said to the disciples and citizens of Ganagapur as follows: Vasathi Rani Sangamase Jate Nithya Bikshese Taya Vare Ganagapurase Madhyana Kaala Pareyasa You need not worry. I shall stay at this Ganagapur kshetra secretly. I shall have bath at the Bheema-Amaraja Sangam river in the morning. In the mid day, I shall come to Ganagapur mutt and accept Biksha in this village and accept your pooja and devotional services. From the view point of the public, I am going away from this place. My living presence will be experienced by any one who bathes in the Bheema-Amaraja Sangam and takes darshan of my Padukas here. I will receive poojas at this Kshetra in the form of Padukas”. The Padukas of shreeguru Shree Nrusimha Saraswathy Swamy at this place are “Nirguna Padukas Shreeguru has been blessing his devotees with his divine acts on countless occassions. The aspirations of Datta devotees who worship him at Ganagapur Kshetra with true love, faith and dedication will be fulfilled. The miraculous experiences of such will ever remain hidden in the devotees own hearts. This is true even today also and devotees are getting experiences of Lord Datta’s presence at Ganagapur Kshetra. Mentally retarded people and people who are suffering from chronic deceases are coming to this place and getting cured from their sad feelings. The trouble of spirits and ghosts vanishes and one can get peace of mind with the darshan of Swamy Padukas at this Kshetra.
The idoal of Chintamani Ganapati can be seen in the inner west side of Nirgun Math.This idoal was installed by Shri Guru when the disciple was started to re -construct the Nirgun Math about 550 years said by researchers.