About Temple

Ganagapura / Deval Ghangapur or Sri Kshetra Ganagapur, located in Afzalpur Taluka of Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) District in Karnataka, is widely famous for its 15th Century Nirgun Math Temple dedicated to Sri Narasimha Saraswati Swami who is considered as the 2nd Avatara of Lord Dattatreya in this Kali Yuga.

The footprints of Sri Narasimha Saraswati Maharaj who walked on this very land have made this place a Holy Tirtha Kshetra. Thousands of devotees continuously flock here from all over India.

The Dattatreya Temple as we call it today is but the Matha (Monastery) where Sri Guru Narasimha Saraswati lived for 24 years in his Avatara as a Sanyasin. After travelling to various Teertha Kshetras across India Sri Guru finally came to Ganagapura and settled down here till the conclusion of his Avatara.

The accounts of Shri Gurus various miraculous Deeds are narrated in Great detail from 22nd to 52nd Adhyay of Shri Guru Charitra.

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