Manik Prabhu Temple
The samadhi of Shri Manik Prabhu, revered in the Datta tradition as an incarnation of Dattatreya, where the Viraja and Guru Ganga streams meet outside Humnabad. Datta Jayanti in December fills the village.
- Where
- Maniknagar, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.7818, 77.1130
Get the Manik Prabhu Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Manik Prabhu Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Manik Prabhu Temple
Bidar Fort 46 km
A Bahmani capital with a triple moat cut from laterite and underground channels that still carry water.
Gulbarga Fort 57 km
A fort at Kalaburagi that the first Bahmani sultan enlarged in 1347 to hold his new kingdom.
Udgir Fort 69 km
A fort in a ditch rather than on a hill, with a dry moat cut into the rock round it.
Naldurg Fort 86 km
A fort built around a knoll of basalt at Naldurg, named for the king who raised it.
Dattatreya Temple, Ganagapur 91 km
The Nirguna Math at Ganagapur, where Sri Narasimha Saraswati, revered as an incarnation of Dattatreya, is said to have lived for many years. His padukas are worshipped here, and pilgrims bathe at the meeting of the Bhima and Amarja rivers nearby.
Ananthagiri Hills 95 km
The Musi rises here, in a forest an hour from the city.
Nizam Sagar 98 km
The Nizam's own dam across the Manjira, holding water for the country north of Hyderabad.
Akkalkot 101 km
The town where Swami Samarth sat under a banyan tree for twenty two years, and the shrine that grew around it.
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Questions
Where is Manik Prabhu Temple?
Manik Prabhu Temple is in Maniknagar, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bidar Fort (46 km), Gulbarga Fort (57 km), Udgir Fort (69 km).
How do I get the Manik Prabhu Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Manik Prabhu Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Manik Prabhu Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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