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* Poojavana .The Poojavana with neat paths amidst trees, a mini forest.
* Poojavana .The Poojavana with neat paths amidst trees, a mini forest.
* The colossal Sabha Bhavana
* The colossal Sabha Bhavana
It is a spacious '''auditorium''' with a seating capacity for '''6,000'''. The exquisite doorways on four sides named after '''Gangambike, Nilambike, Channabsdasavanna and Aakka Nagaamma''', surround the huge grey dome in the centre.
It is a spacious '''auditorium''' with a seating capacity for '''6,000'''. The exquisite doorways on four sides named after '''Gangambike, Nilambike, Channabasavanna and Akka Nagamma''', surround the huge grey dome in the centre.
* The tall Basava Gopura
* The tall Basava Gopura
Slated to house the '''Basava International Centre''', 200 ft high symmetrical tower looks imposing.
Slated to house the '''Basava International Centre''', 200 ft high symmetrical tower looks imposing.
* Museum
* Museum
The ashrama meant for visitors to stay also has a '''museum''' and a collection of sculptures related to Basavanna and history of Karnataka state.
The ashrama meant for visitors to stay also has a '''museum''' and a collection of sculptures related to Basavanna and history of Karnataka state.

==Vishwaguru [[Basavanna]]==
==Vishwaguru [[Basavanna]]==



Revision as of 06:04, 14 February 2010

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Sangamanatha temple at Kudalasangama, North Karnataka
Iykya linga seen from above.

Kudalasangama[1] (also written as Kudala Sangama) in India is an important center of pilgrimage for people of the Lingayat faith. It is located about 15 km from the Almatti Dam in Bagalkot district of Karnataka state. The Krishna river and Ghataprabha river merge here and flow east towards Srisaila (another pilgrim center) in state of Andhra Pradesh. The Aikya Mantapa or the holy Samādhi of Basavanna, the founder of the Lingayat faith along with Linga, which is believed to be self-born (Swayambhu), is situated here. The Kudala Sangama Development Board[2] takes care of the maintenance and development of this place.

Kudalasangama, North Karnataka
Aikya linga of Basaveshwara at Kudalasangama.

Tourism

The main attractions in and around Kudala Sangama are

  • Sangamanatha Temple, it is in Chalukya style.
  • Aikya linga of Basaveshwara
  • Basava Dharma Peetha's Mahamane Campus
  • Poojavana .The Poojavana with neat paths amidst trees, a mini forest.
  • The colossal Sabha Bhavana

It is a spacious auditorium with a seating capacity for 6,000. The exquisite doorways on four sides named after Gangambike, Nilambike, Channabasavanna and Akka Nagamma, surround the huge grey dome in the centre.

  • The tall Basava Gopura

Slated to house the Basava International Centre, 200 ft high symmetrical tower looks imposing.

  • Museum

The ashrama meant for visitors to stay also has a museum and a collection of sculptures related to Basavanna and history of Karnataka state.

Vishwaguru Basavanna

Lord Basava the great prophet and social reformer. He was born in Bagewadi(Basavana Bagewadi), a small village in Bijapur District, in North Karnataka, also called as Ingaleshwara Bagewadi. Agrahara was an important place in town. The house of Madiraja the chief of the township was situated here. Basaveshwara[3] was born to Madarasa and Madalambike on third day of Vyshakha month of Anandanama year in Rohini star. [The year coincides with 1134 A.D.] Basavanna is a great saint, this great soul lived in the 12th century. a true visionary and a revolutionary who gave universal religion to the mankind. Basavanna's ultimate aim was to make this fundamental right available to each and everyone. Basavanna, keeping Welfare as the ultimate aim, he expedited programmes to take religion to the people. By preaching and writing religious literature in his mother tongue (Kannada). His samadhi is at Kudalasangama.

See also

Some Photos of Kudala Sangama


Other websites

References

  1. ^ "Kudala Sangama". Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  2. ^ "THE KUDALA SANGAMA DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1994. arrangement of sections". Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  3. ^ "Birth Of Lord Basavanna". Retrieved 2008-09-08.

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