Real Existence of Spooky Witchcraft Shrine : Gangapur (Karnataka)
There are many haunted temples existing in India that claim Ghosts and Spirits existing and can overpower a person affecting for a long duration or lifetime which can be removed with the help of Hawans or Black Magic.Various places and shrines in the world which talk about haunted and have numerous ghostly stories linked to them.In India there are many spooky stories related to evil spirits and ghosts which make us difficult to trust upon the fact that black magic and ghosts really do exist.The more deeper you go into the Indian psyche,the belief in the existence of supernatural stories gets affirmed.Spirits, demons, wraiths,which constantly we see or hear about where people are under the control of an evil force,occupying different temples and places of worship actually can be seen.Such places in turn become synonymous with the paranormal and the downright eerie.
But there is one of the famous Temple in India which is very famous for its ghostly stories and one of it is Dattatreya Mandir, Gangapur located in the Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district in Karnataka.
INTRODUCTION:
Shree Kshetra Dattatreya temple is dedicated to God Dattatreya who is an Incarnation of the Divine Trinity of lord Brahma,Vishnu and Shiva.Bramha is the creator who creates things, Vishnu is the operator he is the one who operates the universe and Shiva is the destroyer who destroys harmful & old things.
The temple is dedicated to Sri Narasimha Saraswathi swami who is considered as a 2nd reincarnation of Lord Dattatreya himself and lived around 550 years ago.Temple is simple,messy and not well maintained though.But throngs many devotees to visit this shrine.Around the vicinity of the temple there is confluence of two rivers Bhima and Amaraja which are considered extremely holy and whoever takes bath in this Sangam, will be free from their sins and their wishes will be fulfilled.Shreeguruswamiji had said to the disciples and citizens of Ganagapur as follows.
“ Vasathi rani sangamase jate nithya bikshese taya vare Gangapurase madyana kala pareyasa”
“ You need not worry. I shall stay at this Ganagapur kshetra secretly and will receive poojas at this Kshetra in the form of Padukas”. festivals that are celebrated with great ravelry here. Datta Jayanti (birth anniversary of Shri Dattatreya), Guru Purnima (The special day in the Hindu calendar dedicated to all teachers and gurus), and Shravan Maas (the holy month of Shravan) attracts large crowds of devotees, who come from every corner of the country and place their heads on these sacred grounds in the hopes of being blessed with lasting happiness and wisdom.
People suffering from Chronic diseases,Mentally retarded, Psychological problems,People overpowered with evil spirits come to this place to get remedy through pooja and hawans performed by priests in the temple.The trouble of bad or evil spirits and ghosts vanishes and one can get peace of mind with the darshan of Swamy Padukas at this Kshetra.
Many people get thier wishes fullfilled, solve their problems and dreams from God's grace soon after visiting Ganagapur and after taking just "Nirgun Paduka" Darshan of God.One can feel the positive energy in Ganagapur if they come up with positive attitude and belief towards God and the temple.Its still a hard fact to trust and wonder if black magic,evil spirits really could exist but truly this place is spooky and very powerful with supernatural powers existing which have no answers till date by anyone.The unnerving experience of the temple will forever remain hidden in the devotees own hearts.
The Padukas of shree Narasimha Saraswati Swamy at this place are "Nirguna Padukas" the meaning of Nirgun is formless,without any qualities and padukas meaning feet of God which carry shape like oval chocolate which are like soft cotton ball to touch which is made up of stone wood or any other material are unknown till date,only the priests are allowed to touch it for the early morning Aarti. and scream from there.
FESTIVALS/EVENTS/GATHERINGS :
The place being a pilgrimage area houses a number of temples, mutts, and holy shrines, there are a number of religious activities that take place within the Shri Kshetra throughout the year. However, there are three major
