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स्वामी समर्थ
Akkalkot, Solapur, Maharashtra · 17.5145°, 76.2173°
The shrine of Swami Samarth, a 19th-century master of the Dattatreya tradition who came to Akkalkot around 1856 and took samadhi in 1878; his large following across Maharashtra keeps the ashram a busy pilgrimage centre.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The Swami said that he had emerged from a banyan tree and had earlier borne the name Nrusimha Bhan, and devotees regard him as an incarnation of Dattatreya.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern
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