Kuravpur Dattatreya Temple

Getting there

• By air

  The district tourism page lists no flight facility for this temple.

• By train

  The district page says there is no train facility from Raichur. Most trains stop at Krishna station, and an auto goes from there to the river on the Telangana side.

• By road

  The temple is 25 km from Raichur, and KSRTC buses are available. The last stretch is by boat across the river.

On the way

• Take a putty, a circular share boat, across the Krishna, which takes about 10 to 20 minutes.
• From the landing, walk about 1 km to reach the temple.

Rules to know

• Men take off their shirts and wear a dhoti with an angavastram; women wear a saree or churidar with a dupatta.

Why devotees come here

Kuravpur Dattatreya Temple sits on an island in the river Krishna, in Raichur district, Karnataka. It is built for Sripada Srivallabha, the first incarnation of Dattatreya in Kaliyuga. Small boats are the only way across to reach it.

Sripada Srivallabha, the first incarnation of Dattatreya in Kaliyuga, is honoured at this temple on an island in the Krishna. Devotees call the island his karma-bhoomi, the place where he did his work. The island lies on the border of Karnataka and Telangana, in the middle of the river. Legend says a small cave near the temple holds the padukas, or footwear, of Sripadavallabha. An old banyan tree stands outside the temple.

The island is described as his workplace and tapobhoomi, a place of penance. Kuruvapuram is counted among three key places where Dattatreya is said to have meditated for 12 years. The idol of Dattatreya is housed in the spot where Sripadavallabha is said to have meditated.Visitors are asked to sit in meditation while the sanctum doors stay closed for rituals. Special poojas are performed on auspicious days and on Karthika Pournami every year.

Festivals

• Every year, on Karthika PournamiKarthika Pournami

  Special poojas are performed on this day.

Tips for your visit

• Traditional clothes can be rented at the temple if you arrive unprepared, so you can enter in proper attire.
• Boats are small and not very comfortable, and each carries about 10 people.

Questions people ask