This is a consecrated temple of Guru Datta.
There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to Get there
The temple is 26.9 kms North of Sangli.
Map:
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About Audumbar Kshetra
Audumbar kshetra is known for the shrine of Lord Dattatreya. It is said to havebeen built in honour of NarasimhaSaraswati Swamy who was a great saint and who is the second incarnation of Dattatreya. His greatness has been extolled in Shree Guru Charitrawritten by Gangadhar Saraswathi.All the devotees of Lord Dattatreya treat Shree Datta Kshetra Audumber with similar respect as that of other places of Lord Dattatreya like Ganagapur and Narsoba Wadi.
This is a glory of place where people are blessed by knowledge and are freed from their troubles. This place is 0vergrown with audumbar trees .
As per vision from Lord Dattatreya to Sage Bramhanand of Girnar, he discovered and renowned this divine holy place Audumber where Datta Avatar Nrusinha Saraswati performed Chaturmas Anushtan (Four holy months).
The identity of Nrusimha Saraswathi having been known, thousands of people began to flock to the place for darsan. At the end of Chaturmasa, when the sage prepared to leave, the people requested him to stay.
The outer mandap is of very recent construction. The shrine is situated at a lovely spot on the banks of the Krishna. Devotees can have darshan of Nijaroopa darshan of swamy padukas in the mandir in morning hours. Rudrabhisheka will be performed to padukas at about 7 to 8 a.m. and the padukas will be covered with alankara after abhisheka.
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