vasudevananda saraswati tembe swami
Tembe Swami Jayanti (Birth Anniversary of Tembe Swami) is observed in Shravan Maas as per Marathi Calendar. In 2024, Tembe Swami Jayanti date is August 24, Saturday.
Tembe Swami (Vasudevananda Saraswati) (1854–1914), is a great saint and lived a simple and pious life throughout his life. He is also considered as an avatar of Lord Dattareya, and also known as Tembe Swami.
His father was a noble Brahmin scholar who worked as a priest in the Gangapur temple in Karnataka. His mother also helped his father in doing puja at their home and provided wholesome meals to the devotees of Lord Dattatreya on a daily basis. After some time, due to the instructions of Lord Dattatreya, his father returned to Mangaon and soon after that the great Vasudeva was born at Mangaon, Maharashtra.
After the death of his wife 1891, he has become a saint at the banks of the Holy River Mata Godavari, and thereafter the great Guru and saint, Sri Narayananda Saraswati met him and blessed him.
In 1905, he met Sri Gajanan Maharaj at Shegaon, and discussed about religious matters with great cheerfulness and happiness, since both of them are considered as divine avatars.It is said, that he also met Swami Samarth and Shirbi SaiBaba, avatars of Dattatreya, and discussed about spiritual matters with them.
The great literary works of Tembe Swami include Dwisahastri Gurucharitra, Datta Purana, Datta Mahatmya and Saptashati Gurucharitra Saar.