Sri Vibhudhapriya Tirtharu

Sri Vibhudhapriya Tirtharu Theertha was a great ascetic whose intense devotion at the Godavari River miraculously caused the goddess Ganga to manifest in his hands as a sacred stone. Deeply honored by the local king and gifted a Gomed (Hessonite) box to house the idol, he returned to Udupi for his Paryaya duties, where the idol of Bhageerathi Devi is still worshipped alongside Lord Narasimha. His holy Brindavana is located at Udupi.