Importance of Dattajayanti


Shree Dattatreya was born at the dawn of the Margashirsha Pournima (Full Moon Day of Margashirsha month). This day is celebrated across the nation as the ‘Dattajayanti’. Under the loving care and guidance of Sadguru Aniruddha Bapu, every year, ‘Datta Jayanti Utsav’ is organized at New English School, Bandra. (Shree Harigurugram)


About Utsav

The proceedings of the celebrations of Dattajayanti at Shree Harigurugram are as follows: 


Shree Vardhaman Vratadhiraj

This auspicious day also marks the commencement of Shree Vardhaman Vratadhiraj. The fasting or Vrat is observed for a span of one month, from Margashirsha Pournima till Pousha Pournima. 

Dattajayanti Special

It was on the auspicious occasion of Dattajayanti Utsav of the year 2005 that Sadguru Shree Aniruddha (Dr. Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi) started the non-political daily newspaper, ‘Pratyaksha’.