Material: Impressions

“I am beyond all limitations.”
- Srīpāda

Gokarna | Mahasamsthanam, Pithapuram Kukkuteswar temple, Pithapuram Kuruvapur and Panchadev Pahad Narasimha Saraswati | Swamī Samartha
Here are some images, esp. from the temple at the birthplace of Srīpāda in Pithapuram, where he lived the first 16 years of his incarnation, and from Kuruvapur and Panchadev Pahad, where he lived until his disappearance in 1350. You also find a few images from his second and third incarnations.

Very old statue of Srīpāda at Gokarna, where he stayed for a while.


Entry to the Maha Samsthanam	Audumbara tree in front of the temple


Temple entrance	Srīpāda statue in front of the temple


The temple top


Inside the temple	Statue at the side entrance


Statues of Srīpāda, Dattatreya, Narasimha Saraswathi	Waving of Camphor


Sri Sajjanagada Ramaswamy
Pontiff of the Sripada Srivallabha Maha Samsthanam


Cow shelter (Gosala) next to the temple


Pond inside Kukkuteswar temple	Statues of Dattatreya incarnations


In front of the self-manifested Datta	Srīpāda statue in the temple


Sripada statue at Nivrutti Sangamam	Panchadev Pahad
Confluence of Krishna and Bhima Rivers


View from Panchadev Pahad to Kuruvapur	At the Krishna River, view to Kuruvapur


Audumbara tree at Kuruvapur	Flag on temple top


Srīpāda statue under 1000 years old banyan tree


Kuruvapuram, inner court


Kuruvapuram, inner court	Inside


Srīpāda statue


Dattatreya statues


Dattatreya statues	Carved door


Painting of Narasimha Saraswati	Painting of Swami Samartha

Statue of Narasimha Saraswati, Mahasamsthanam, Pithapuram


Painting of Narasimha Saraswati	Drawing of Narasimha Saraswati


Narasimha Saraswati, Nirgun Math, Ganagapur	Narasimha Saraswati, Nirgun Math, Ganagapur


Painting of Swamī Samartha	Original photo by Kodak company