It attracts more devotees during Datta Jayanti and Guru Purnima. One can visit this temple which is one of the main pilgrim centres in Maharashtra. The annual rainfall in the Pune region is around 763 mm. Winters are extreme, and the temperature can go as low as 10 degrees Celsius at night, but the average daytime temperature is around 26 degrees Celsius. The region has a hot-semi arid climate year-round with an average temperature ranging from 19-33 degrees Celsius.Īpril and May are the hottest months in Pune when the temperature reaches up to 42 degrees Celsius. The temple is in the city of Akkalkot which is 38 km South-West of the city of Solapur, the district headquarter. Swami Samartha in the vicinity of the temple. There are numerous sacred spots associated with Shri. Further construction of the inner shrine of the temple was initiated in 1943 and completed by 1946. The temple was renovated in 1920, and the Hall (Sabhamandap) was constructed around 1925. He is supposed to have taken Samadhi in the year 1878, and after that, his followers constructed a small temple.Īlong with the temple, a two-storeyed structure with a nagarkhana was constructed. The story of the temple revolves around Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj, whose year and place of origin are unknown, but according to the legend he came to Akkalkot in the year 1857. Lord Dattatreya is a syncretic deity in Hinduism. It was home to Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj, a 19th Century saint who is considered the incarnation of Lord Dattatreya.

His temple is even known as Vatavruksha Swami Samartha Temple due to the presence of the Banyan tree.Īkkalkot, Solapur District, Maharashtra, India.Īkkalkot is an important centre of the Datta Cult. Akkalkot Swami was a spiritual guru of the Dattatreya tradition.

Shree swami samarth mandir