The Veerashaivas sect of the community also worships Shiva idols and practises other Hindu customs.The Lingayats follow 12th-century saint-philosopher Basavannawho had rejected ritualistic worship and pre-eminence of the Vedas.The Lingayat/Veerashaiva community, a politically dominant group in Karnataka, are devotees of Shiva.His message found expression in the form of Vachanas that define a new way of looking at God and life. The objective of the festival is to pass the message of ‘ Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (universal brotherhood).On this day, people exchange greetings, meet each other and remember Lord Basavanna, recite his teachings and vachanas.The festival is observed by people of the Lingayat community mostly in Karnataka and parts of Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with much fanfare.To honour the birth of Vishwaguru Basaveshwara or Lord Basavanna, Basava Jayanthi is celebrated every year.He is also known as Bhaktibhandari (literally, the treasurer of devotion), or Basaveswara (Lord Basava).Furthermore, Basavanna is the first Kannadiga in whose honour a commemorative coin has been minted in recognition of his social reforms.In 2015, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, inaugurated the statue of Basavanna along the bank of the river Thames at Lambeth in London.Basava advocated that every human being was equal, irrespective of caste and that all forms of manual labour were equally important.Some of the works credited to Basavanna include Vachana such as the Shat-sthala-vachana, Kala-jnana-vachana, Mantra-gopya, Ghatachakra-vachana and Raja-yoga-vachana.He grew up in Kudalasangama and married Gangambikel, the daughter of Bijjala's (one of the famous Chalukya kings) prime minister.Basavanna, the 12th century philosopher and social reformer and the founding saint of the Lingayat faith, was born in Karnataka’s Ingaleshwar, Bagewadi town, which is 20 km away from Hungund taluk.Basava was a great humanitarian, who advocated a new way of life, in which divine experience was at the center of life and where caste, gender and social distinctions carried no special importance. His teachings and philosophy transcend all boundaries and address the universal and eternal. Good Practice - Examples & Case Studiesīasava, also known as Basavanna (1106–1167)) was a philosopher and a social reformer, who fought against social evils of his time such as caste system and the ritual practices of Hinduism.Workbook - Prelims/Mains Practice Questions.2 Year Integrated (Pre-Cum-Mains) Test Series.1 Year Integrated (Pre-Cum-Mains) Test Series New.GS Analyst: Weekly Current Affairs Classes.GS Mains Classes 2024 (Basic to Advance).
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