Dattatreya

Syncretic deity combining Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Regarded as the first avadhuta and guru of gurus. Worshipped primarily in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Names

• kan / Kndaದತ್ತಾತ್ರೇಯ
• tel / Teluదత్తాత్రేయుడు
• hin / Devaदत्तात्रेय
• eng / LatnDattatreya(Datta, Avadhuta)
• tam / Tamlதத்தாத்ரேயர்
• mal / Mlymദത്താത്രേയൻ

Enshrined at 40 temples

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