Dattatreya Jayanti · Datta Jayanti

Culture of origin: Hindu · Cultural

Holiday sources: Hinduism

Dattatreya is a combined form of the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, born to the sage Atri and his wife Anasuya, whose virtue won the three gods' blessing. His birthday is celebrated throughout India and above all in Maharashtra: devotees bathe early in holy rivers, fast, worship him with flowers, incense and lamps, sing bhajans, and read the Avadhuta Gita and the Guru-charita.