about ganagapur - Gulbarga District
about ganagapur - Gulbarga District
about ganagapur - Gulbarga District
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BRIEF ABOUT SRI KSHETRA GANGAPUR<br />
Sri Kshetra Gangapur, One of the most famous Dattatreya<br />
Peethas, is associated with Sri Narasimha Sarasvati Swami, an<br />
incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. It stands on the bank of the river<br />
Bhima in Afzalpur taluka in<br />
<strong>Gulbarga</strong> district of<br />
Karnataka. This Nirguna<br />
Math is adorned with the<br />
Nirguna Padukas. The<br />
water of the rivers Bhima<br />
and Amaraja, especially at<br />
the spot of their<br />
Dattatreya Padukas<br />
confluence, are considered extremely holy. " Bhima-Amarja<br />
Sangam at Gangapur is very sacred. There are Koti Theerthas<br />
there. The Aswatha Tree at Gangapur is as powerful as tha<br />
KalpaVriksha. Near the Aswatha Tree is Narasimha Teertha, and<br />
northwards to it are the PapaVinasini Teertha, Varanasi Teertha,<br />
Rudrapada Teertha, Chakra Teertha, Koti Teertha, manmadha<br />
Teertha etc. There is the Kalleshwara temple there. It is holy as<br />
Gokarna.", Sri Narasimha Saraswati lived in Gangapur<br />
continuously for a period of 24 years,
PapaVinasini Teertha<br />
Manmadha Teertha<br />
Chakra Teertha<br />
Rudrapada Teertha