Article Title: Sri Dattetreya temple
23-08-2022
History & Art and Culture Prelims Plus
The Karnataka government has placed before the state High Court its order to constitute a panel, comprising both Hindus and Muslims, to supervise religious ceremonies at the disputed Datta Peetha shrine in Chikmagalur.
Located in the Bababudangiri Hills, the Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah / Peetha, revered by both Hindus and Muslims, has been a bone of contention for around three decades, with right-wing Hindu activists projecting it as the Babri Masjid of the south.
A temple in the name of Dattatreya Devaru and a dargah in the name of Baba Budan Dargah are both located in the cave in the Bababudangiri Hills.
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