In the wake of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s statement on re-revising lessons on Basaveshwara, Lingayat seers, under the guidance of Sri Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami of Sanehalli and Sri Siddarama Swami of Gadag Tontadarya Mutt, will meet in Dharwad on June 7 to decide the next course of action. Speaking to The Hindu, Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami, the head of …
A fresh mandir-masjid row has cropped up in Karnataka’s Bidar district, as the Vishva Hindu Parishad claimed that a dargah in Basavakalyan was actually a Basavanna temple. The Hindu outfit claimed there was clear evidence that the dargah was historically a temple. Speaking to India Today, VHP district president Ramakrishna said, “It is Basavanna's Anubava Mantapa, during the Nizam's rule …
Basava Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrated by Lingayats in Karnataka, and other parts of south India to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Basavanna. This year's Basava Jayanti, which is on the same day as Eid, will be celebrated grandly in Mysore at events organised by groups like the Akhila Bharatha Veerasahaiva Mahasabha, Veerashaiva Lingayat Organisations, Basava Balaga Federation. …
