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Situated on the
Baba Budangiri range is the Inam Dattatreya
Peetha, a shrine venerated by Hindus and Muslims
alike. The range is also called Chandra Drona
Parvatha as it resembles a crescent. Located
just 28km north of Chikmagalur town and 24km
from Kemmangundi, Baba Budangiri (1895m) takes
its name from the Muslim saint Baba Budan who
resided here and is credited to have brought
the first seven coffee seeds into the region
after a visit to Yemen. A laterite cave here
is believed to have been sanctified by the residence
of Dattatreya Swami as well as Hazrath Dada
Hayath Mir Kalandar. The worship here is conducted
by a fakir and the annual jatra or urus is attended
by both Hindus and Muslims with great fervour. |
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