Shri Shridhar Swami Maharaj, whose pre-monastic name was Shridhar Deglurkar, was one of the foremost spiritual leaders of modern India who dedicated his life for the spiritual upliftment of hundreds of thousands of Indians. Considered by many to be an incarnation of Dattatreya, Shri Shridhar Swami worked tirelessly for the revival of Hinduism, which had fallen prey to evils like casteism, sectarianism and orthodox ritualism. In a lifetime spanning over six decades, Shri Shridhar Swami toured the entire length and breadth of the country preaching the core principles of Sanatan Vedic Hindu Dharma (core philosophy of Vedanta), before establishing an ashram at Varadpur in Karnataka in 1954. Here he erected the Dharma Dhwaja which serves as a permanent reminder for all Hindus to persist in their endeavors towards revitalizing Sanatan Vedic Hindu Dharma. Every year hundreds of thousands of pilgrims visit his Samadhi at Varadpur to seek spiritual inspiration.