Māṇik Prabhu
19th century · Māṇiknagar, Karnataka · Datta tradition
Māṇik Prabhu was a 19th-century saint who settled at Māṇiknagar near Humnabad, in today’s Bidar district of Karnataka. His followers revere him as an avatāra of Dattātreya, in the line of Śrīpād Śrīvallabha and Nṛsiṃha Sarasvatī.
He founded the Sakalamata Sampradāya, “the tradition of all faiths”, which welcomed followers of every path — Vaiṣṇava, Śaiva, Śākta, and Muslims — and his court was known for its music and generosity. Datta Jayantī at Māṇiknagar remains a great annual festival.
Māṇiknagar, Bidar · Sakalamata Sampradāya