Kaginele
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| Kaginele Kaginelli |
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| — village — | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | haveri |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kaginele, is the Karmabhoomi of Kanaka Dasa a great saint from Kuruba Gowda community. He lived and wrote most of his work here until his death. It is a village situated in Haveri district of Karnataka state, India. The "Keshava"(Krishna) temple is situated in Kaginele. Keshava was the family deity of shri Kanaka Dasa. All of Kanaka Dasas poems end with the "Ankitha Naama" Kaginele aadi Keshava. In August 2004, the Karnataka State Government decided to form Kaginele Development Authority (KDA) to protect all the monuments and the documents related to Kanaka Dasa.
