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Basava Jayanti

Basava Jayanthi is a holiday traditionally observed by the Lingayats of the Indian state of Karnataka. It marks the birthday of Basavanna, a 12th-century poet-philosopher and the founding saint of the Lingayat tradition. The holiday is celebrated throughout South India, primarily in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

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Basava Jayanthi is a holiday traditionally observed by the Lingayats of the Indian state of Karnataka. It marks the birthday of Basavanna, a 12th-century poet-philosopher and the founding saint of the Lingayat tradition. The holiday is celebrated throughout South India, primarily in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.1

Basavanna believed in a society free of the caste system, with equal opportunity for all.2 He founded the Anubhava Mantapa, an academy which included Lingayat mystics, saints, and philosophers.

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  1. "Basava Jayanti celebrated". The Hindu, Bangalore. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. Dr. Kumaraswamy.T, Dr. Kumaraswamy.T (October 2025). "Basavanna: Philosopher, Reformer, and Architect of the Social Justice and Social Movement in Karnataka" (PDF). Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science. 13 (10): 83–86. doi:10.35629/2895-15058386.