Dattātreya — trinity-in-one at Mahur, one of his sapta-pīṭhas
Dattātreya — the composite of Brahmā, Vishnu, and Śiva in one body (3-headed, 6-armed) — is the patron-guru of the Datta-sampradāya. His 7 principal shrines (Sapta-datta-pīṭha) include Mahur (Maharashtra), Gāṇgāpur (Karnataka), Audumbar (Maharashtra), Narasiṁhavāḍi (Karnataka), Bāsavakalyāṇa (Karnataka), and two others. At Mahur, the shrine is associated with Reṇukā Devi (Dattātreya's mother in one legend) — making the site doubly-holy. The composite-iconography expresses the unity of the 3 vedic deities; Datta is beloved by all 3 sampradāyas.
Oṁ Drām Dattātreyāya Namaḥ
Every tradition in India — textual, oral, tribal, regional, syncretic — deserves first-person recognition. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.
