Gangapur Dattatreya Temple

Gangapur Dattatreya Temple (located in Deval Ghangapur) is situated at around 23 km from ‘Ganagapur Road’ (Railway Station Name) in Karnataka. Gangapur Dattatreya Temple Very Famous holy place in India. The Gangapur Dattatreya Temple is Situated in Gangapur, Maharashtra. The pressing deity in this temple Dattatreya is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu Dattatreya. The shrine at Gangapur is in the middle of the process of assuming the form of a temple. The temple is situated at the hilltop and the idol has three heads of the Trinity Hindu gods: Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. This holy place was called as Dhanpur in Indian Puranik Kal. It is considered as one of the foremost places to be visited by Lord Dattatreya devotee. As per the legend, sage Atri performed strict penance for years and his powers grew so much that flames began to emerge from his Jatas. Lord Vishnu, Shiva appeared before him and asked him as to what he desired. The temple consists of a raised platform-the ‘holy of holies’ in the southern side of the hall. The temple has a very small room divided into two by one wall. One can find a very small opening in the wall in the form of a silver-plate framework, Which allows pilgrims to have a glimpse of the image. It is these Padukas that are the object of worship at this place. It is a symbol depicting the significance of the constant and eternal presence of Dattatreya in his form as Nrisimha Sarasvati. Dattatreya is found in many texts.