The author started his travels soon after turning fifty, with his first visit to the Great River Narmada at Gwarighat, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in August 2015 and a visit to the Samādhi of Sri Swami Samarth, generally regarded as the fourth incarnation of Datta at Akkalkot, Maharashtra, a week later This book conflates his experiences with Datta and the wonderful Datta temples that dot the Narmada