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GURU DATTATREYA is regarded as universal Guru & considered as an aspect of of devine trinity of Brahma Vishnu & Mahesh.
The name Dttatreya derived from two Sanskrit words, Datta(means given)& Atreya(refers to the sage Atri,the biological father of Guru Datta
@LostTemple7
He is shown with three head & Six hand. One head each for Brahma,
Vishnu &Shiva.His hands holding japamala water pot of Brahma, conch and Sudarsan chakra of Vishnu & Trisula and drum of Shiva .
Dattatreya emerge as a Teacher of yoga and Tantric traits but he is

@sambhashan_in
Considered more of a God today.
He was born to Sage Atri and Mata Anusuya.They prayed to the Trimurti for a child. As the trimurti pleased with them ,granted the boon and Dattatreya born with the qualites of all the three Gods.
@hathyogi1 @_Aadishaktii
Young Dattatreya wondered around Gujarat ,Maharastra and Karnataka and Andhrapradesh.
He attained enlightenment in a town of Karnataka known as Ganagapura.

Lord Dattatreya temple at Ganagapura,Karnataka
@Lost_History1 @HinduDharma1
It is also said that his original footprint can still be seen in lonely peak at Girnar ,Junagarh, Gujarat.
@ReclaimTemples
@punarutthana
@desi_thug1
He performed tapasya for 12000 years here.
He is believed to be author of Tripura Rahasya a treatise of Advaita Vedanta which was given to Parasurama.
@PramodpandaVk
@incredibleindia
Dattatreya stated that everything in the universe is a Guru because one can learn something or the other from it.From bad thing one can learn what defect to reject & from good thing what to acquire
He accumulate knowledge from 24 natural thing and considered them his teacher.
Some more pic 🙏🙏🙏
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