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All About Ganagapur
Ganagapura (Deval Ganagapur) Is A Village In Karnataka, India. It Is Located In The Afzalpur Taluk Of Kalaburagi District In Karnataka. The Village Is Noted For Its Temple To Lord Dattatreya, Who Is Said To Have Attained Realization On The Banks Of The Confluence (Sangama) Of Rivers Bhima-Amarja.
Shree Kshetra Ganagapur Dattatreya Temple Is A Very Holy Place And Rich In Culture, Tradition Which Is Followed By Many People Around The World As Guru Sthanam
This Place Is Very Important “Darshaneeya Kshetra (Must To Been Seen)”. The Place Is Connected To Second Incarnation Of God Dattatreya “Sri Nrusimha Saraswathy Swamy”.
NIRGUN MATH (DATTATREYA TEMPLE) KARMA STHAAN :
The Main Temple in Ganagapur where Shri Narasimha Saraswati used to stay about 700 years ago is known as Nirgun Math. Shri Narasimha Saraswati was a Paramahamsa Sannyasi of the Dashanami Order established by Shri Adi Shankara Bhagwatpada. As the Saraswati Order of Dasanami Sampradaya belongs to the Sringeri Sharada Peetha, Shri Narasimha Saraswati too belongs to the Sringeri Sampradaya. This is clearly mentioned in the Guru Parampara mentioned in Shri Guru Charitra. Todays Temple is built but literally a Matha of a Sanyasi. This Nirguna Math is adorned with the Nirguna Padukas of Sri Narasimha Saraswati who kept them there while his Avatara Samapti.
BHEEMA AMARJA SANGAM (CONFLUENCE OF 2 RIVERS) :
Sangam Kshetra is a very meeting point where two rivers namely Bheema and Amarja coincides. Sangam is like a Prayag sthana, after taking bath in Sangam and doing pooja to Sangameshwara at Sangameshwara temple is said to be as very auspicious. The importance of Sangam is explained by Shree Guru in Gurucharitra while explaining the importance of Ashtha Teertha’s. Whoever takes bath at Sangam they will be purified from all their sins and get blessings from god. There is temple is Sangam where Shri Narasimha Saraswati swamy has done anushthan and has kept a shivalinga. Which can be seen from morning 3.00 AM to 12.30 PM. This paduka’s are made up of stone so it’s called as ‘Shila Paduka’.
AUDUMBAR TREE (FIG TREE) AT SANGAM & ITS HISTORY:
The Audumbar Tree is situated at Sangam of river Bheema & Amaraja and is Extremely Holy. In shelter of Audumbar Tree many devotees perform the Parayan of Shree Gurucharitra. (Reading of Shree Guru Charitra).
SANGAMESHWAR MANDIR:
After worshipping Audumbar tree at Sangam, worship Sangameshwara in the Sangameshwaralaya temple with devotion which is exact behind of Swamy Paduka temple in Sangam. This Shivalinga is like Mallikarjuna of Srisailam. Bow to Nandi and Chandi and have 3 rounds like round from Nandi to Chandi and Chandi to Nandi back and have darshan of God Shankara.
KALLESHWAR TEMPLE:
Kalleshwaralaya is nearer to Manmatha teertha i.e., one of the Ashta theerthas. The importance of Kalleshwar temple was also explained in Shree Guru charitra. Have darshan of this Shiv lingam It is equal to having darshan of 12 Jyothir lingas and taking darshan here is equal as taking darshan at Gokarna Mahabaleshwara. This temple is of God Kalleshwar which is pretty famous in Ganagapur. It is very much ancient than Nirgun math (Dattatreya temple) as this was the entrance when Shree Narasimha Saraswathi entered Ganagpur first it was the Grama Devatha at that time.
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