Sripada Srivallabha, also known as Sri Datta, is a revered guru of the Dattatreya Sampradaya in India. He is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya, who is considered to be a Hindu deity that combines the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Sripada Srivallabha is believed to be one of the first complete Avatars (incarnations) of Lord Dattatreya in Kali Yuga, with others such as Narasimha Saraswati, Manik Prabhu, Swami Samarth, and Shirdi Sai Baba, believed to have followed him.

Sripada Srivallabha was born and lived in Pithapuram, a town in present-day Andhra Pradesh in India. His grandparents belonged to the Malayadri village of Guntur District in the Palnadu area of Andhra Pradesh state. He took sanyas at the age of 16 years and lived in his physical form until the age of 30. Some of the notable holy places that Sripada Srivallabha visited during his lifetime are Varanasi (Kashi), Badarikashram, Gokarna, Srisailam, and Kuravapura. Shripad Vallabha stayed in Kurupuram for much of his life, where he performed many leelas (divine acts).

It is believed that the Avatar Sripada Srivallabha is 'Chiranjeevi' (immortal) and that he took 'Jalsamadhi' in Kuravapura or Kurugaddi, a river island on the Krishna River near Raichur, Karnataka. He disappeared as a human since then but still exists in 'Tejorup' (in pure energy form). On the opposite bank of the river is Vallabhapuram belonging to Telangana state, which is also considered sacred. It is believed that Sripada Srivallabha used to come from Kuruvapuram to Vallabhapuram by walking on the river to grace the devotees at Vallabhapuram and Panchadevpahad.

There is a legend about a Brahmin named Vallabhesh who vowed to feed 1,000 Brahmins at Kuravapur and earn more than his usual profit. Near Kuravapur, he encountered bandits in disguise who robbed and beheaded him. Sripada Srivallabha suddenly appeared and killed the bandits with his Trishula (trident). One of the bandits, who appealed to the saint as Shiva, was spared. The person who was spared reattached Vallabhesh's severed head to his body, and he was brought back to life by the grace of Sripada Srivallabha.

Vallabhesh Brahmin is considered the mula-purush (founder) of the Hedgewar family. K. B. Hedgewar, founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was a ninth-generation descendant of Vallabhesh.