Nrusimha saraswati swamy
Nrusimha Saraswati Srisaila Yatra Din (Nrusimha Saraswati Srisailam Yatra Gaman din | Nrusimha Saraswati Nijanandagaman din) is the day when Nrusimha Saraswati left to Kadalivanam near Srisailam and went disappeared (Anthardhanam | Avatara Samapti). In 2025, Nrusimha Saraswati Nijanandagaman din date is February 13.
Shri Narasimha Sarswati is considered to be the second incarnation of Dattatreya, the first Incarnation was Sripada Srivallabha, as per his blessings to Amba Bhavani, in her previous birth, Sripada Srivallabha had blessed her & he advised her to perform shiva pooja. Later he also told that he would be born to her in her next life as Narasimha Saraswathi to uphold the Sanatha Dharma in Kali Yuga. This instance has been well narrated from chapter 5 to Chapter 12 in the holy book Guru Charithra.
Shri Narasimha Saraswati left home in 1386 at a tender age of 7 all alone and went on a pilgrimage to Kashi on foot. He took Sanyasa at Kashi from Old Sage Shri Krishna Saraswati. The second part of his name came from this guru, who eventually named him Shri Narasimha Saraswati.
After becoming a Sanyasi, Narasimha Saraswati visited several holy places (tirtha) before returning to Karanja at the age 30 to meet his parents. He visited various places and stayed before settling in Ganagapura (Ganagapur) (now in the state of Karnataka) for the last 20 years of his life.
Since his karma for that avatar had completed, thus he decided to take samadhi. He left for the forest of Kadalivanam (Kardali vana near Srisailam) on Krishna Paksha Pratipada in Magh Maas of Chandramana Panchanga. Saraswati took Nijanandagamana (निजानंदगमन) type of samadhi in 1459 for 300 years. This day is also celebrated as Guru Pratipada in many Dattatreya temples across the world.