Inam Dattatreya Peetha
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.
