Overview

• Basava Jayanti, celebrated annually on Akshaya Tritiya, commemorates Basavanna, the 12th-century social reformer and founder of Lingayatism.
• The Government of Karnataka announced the immediate construction of a Vachana Mantapa in Kalaburagi to promote Basavanna’s teachings of equality and rationalism.
• Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society launched the ‘Basavaprasada’ program, providing free meals to in-patients at Basaveshwara Hospital, reflecting Basavanna’s principle of dasoha.
• Statewide celebrations included processions, floral tributes, vachana recitations, and cultural programs organized by Basava Kendras and district administrations.
• Basavanna’s enduring legacy as a philosopher and social reformer was highlighted through lectures and events emphasizing his advocacy for social equality and rejection of superstition.