Shri Guru Madiwaleshwara, Garag

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Shri Guru Madiwaleshwara is a saint whose resting place is small town called Garag near Dharwad in India.

According to religious books, Shri Guru Madiwaleshwara is an incarnation of Lord Veerabhadra. Lord Veerabhadra incarnated as a infant lying on the banks of a river, who was found by Kittur Kingdom's guru. Upon finding Shri Guru Madiwaleshwara as baby, Kittur Kingdom's guru handed him over to Rani Kittur Chennamma to take care of him.

During his lifetime, Shri Guru Madiwaleshwara performed many miracles which establish him being a divine personality.

In Garag, there is a Matha/temple of Shri Guru Madiwaleshwara, where every year sometime in February or March, grand festival is organised when lakhs of devotees from all over the place come to take part in it.

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