Place · riverside ashram town · India
Garudeshwar
/ɡəɾuːɖeːʃʋər/
Also known as Garudeshwar, Garudeshvar
A quiet riverside town holding the samadhi of Vasudevananda Saraswati, whose following gives it a strong presence among twentieth-century pilgrims. It works as an ashram halt on the return leg, where walkers rest, receive food, and often record their progress.
- Periods
- Classical and Puranic Age, Regional Flourishing, Islamic Age and Bhakti Traditions, Early Modern Age, British Colonial Age, Republic and Living Practice
- Function
- Burial and funerary
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 21.900, 73.680
Worth knowing
Now close to the Sardar Sarovar dam and the Statue of Unity, which have changed the surroundings considerably.
Connections (1)
- Tomb in townVasudevananda Saraswati
Garudeshwar holds the samadhi of Vasudevananda Saraswati, the Maharashtrian ascetic who died in 1914 and is central to the modern Dattatreya tradition — remembered for combining strict Vedic observance with a wandering life spent largely along this river. His following gives a quiet riverside town a strong presence among twentieth-century parikrama pilgrims, who treat it as an obligatory halt on the lower Narmada.
On these journeys
Sources
Wikipedia, “Vasudevanand Saraswati”. Archaeological Survey of India and State Archaeology monument records, and the standard regional literature.
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