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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

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