Narsobawadi commonly known as Narsobawadi or Narsobachi Wadi is a small quiet town on the banks of the river Krishna in Shirol Tehsil in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. Narsobawadi gets its name from the presence of Shri Narasimha Saraswati, the Purna avatar of Lord Dattatreya......
I have been to Narsobawadi a few
times to attend and participate in the thread ceremonies as per tradition of the young boys, my relatives
in the close and extended family. And I would always wonder why come all the
way and perform the ceremony here. And again on an invitation, few weeks ago, I
visited the place for another thread ceremony. The place is popular venue for
thread ceremony and other rituals because of its location, spiritual atmosphere and traditionally considered auspicious. Besides,
even Jains too consider this place spiritually important, and visit the place as they have an old temple and other facilities here for their devotees.
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| The temple |
If you are travelling by train,
from Mumbai to Kolhapur; about two-three stations before Kolhapur is a small, old and quiet station
called Jaysinghpur. Few people alight here unless they need to travel to nearby
areas. Devotees coming to visit Narsobawadi by train, need to get down at this station, it's is the nearest station to Narsobawadi. Narsobawadi is about 17 km from here. Autos, private vehicles, Jeeps are available and drop you at Narsobawadi.
Narsobawadi commonly known as
Narsobawadi or Narsobachi Wadi is a small town on the banks of the river
Krishna in Shirol Tehsil in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. Narsobawadi gets
its name from the presence of Shri Narasimha Saraswati, the Purna avatar of
Lord Dattatreya. This has become a major pilgrim spot for many Shri Dattatrey
devotees. Also, here is the confluence of two rivers – Panchganga and Krishna.
Narsobawadi is famous for the
temple of Shri Narasimha Saraswati (1378-1458). Shri Dattatreya in Narasimha
Saraswati incarnation is believed to have lived here for as long as 12 years.
The life story, his philosophy and related incidents are described in Shri Guru
Charitra. There are no images or idols here to show his presence, but there
are two padukas or slippers which immortalize his avatar.
The following festivals are
celebrated in the temple – Datta Jayanthi, Narasimha Jayanthi is celebrated as
per the Hindu calendar Pushya month, Gopal Kala Utsav is celebrated from Magha
Poornima to Phalguna Panchami, Sripada Srivallabh Jayanthi is celebrated in
Badrapada Masa on Ganesh Chaturthi day and Dakshin dwar Sohla in which Krishna
river water flows from North gate to South gate through the temple.
Normally I would attend the traditional ceremony and return. This time I got an opportunity to spend some time around
the temple and nearby areas which now has a line of shops, small hotels, small
eateries and hawkers. We were keen to have a cup of hot tea and were on the
lookout for a tea shop, preferring to have it at a local chaiwalla rather than at a restaurant.
While walking down, I noticed a well-laid out handcart with a charming young
woman busy making dosas. Going closer, noticed she was serving various types of
dosas and snacks. And she also offered tea and coffee. We ordered a dosa along
with tea. Standing and having crisp paper dosa, noticed that behind the
handcart, she also ran a restaurant – Shri Dattatreya Caterers offering
Karnataka style cuisine. There were many patrons sitting and enjoying the meals and
snacks. It is run by the young couple, the woman, her husband and an elderly
woman, who must be the husband’s mother, with a small child playing around with
a cell phone.
Since they were all busy, I
couldn’t talk much with anyone, except exchanging a few words with the charming
lady, and taking her business card. But what struck me was the hardworking and
multi-tasking woman - taking orders, making dosas and snacks all the time, serving
tea and coffee around, handling the cash. And all this she did adeptly with a smile on
her face. If you visit Narsobawadi, do visit this place – Shri Dattatreya
Caterers and taste the tea and delicacies made by her. You too will be
impressed by her preparation and deft handling of many things.
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