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Akka Mahadevi (Kannada: ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ, c. 1130–1160) was one of the early poets of Kannada literature and a prominent person in the Lingayat Shaiva sect in the 12th century. Her 430 Vachana poems (a form of spontaneous mystical poems), and the two short writings called Mantrogopya and the Yogangatrividh are considered her ...
Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women's University (KSAWU, Vijayapura) also known as Karnataka State Women's University was established in August 2003 and is the first university exclusively for women in the state of Karnataka. It is in the city of Vijayapur (formerly known as Bijapur). Prof. B K Tulasimala is its incumbent vice-chancellor.
He was a contemporary of the other famous Lingayat devotee-poets (sharanas), Basavanna and Akka Mahadevi. According to Harihara's biography of Allama, the earliest account of the saint's life, he was a temple drummer in modern Shivamogga district, Karnataka state, India.
Anubhava Mantapa, or Shivanubhav Mantapa, was a 12th-century academy of mystics, saints, and philosophers of the ‘Lingayath’ faith. It was the fount of all religious and philosophical thought pertaining to Hindu and Shaivite values and ethics. It was presided over by the mystic Allama Prabhu, and numerous Sharanas from all over Karnataka ...
www.basavakalyancity.mrc.gov.in. Basavakalyana is a historical city and municipal council in the Bidar District of the Indian state of Karnataka. It was the capital of two dynasties— Kalyani Chalukya and Kalachuris of Kalyani. It is famous for the world's tallest Basavanna statue, which stands 108 feet (33 m) high.
List of Lingayats. Hinduism portal. v. t. e. Vachana sahitya is a form of rhythmic writing in Kannada (see also Kannada poetry) that evolved in the 11th century and flourished in the 12th century, as a part of the Sharana movement. The word "vachanas" literally means " (that which is) said". These are readily intelligible prose texts.
Mahadevi (Sanskrit: महादेवी, IAST: Mahādevī), also referred to as Adi Parashakti, Mahamaya and Durga, is the supreme goddess in Hinduism. [4] [5] According to the goddess-centric sect Shaktism , all Hindu gods and goddesses are considered to be manifestations of this great goddess, who is considered as the Para Brahman or the ...
e. The Puṣṭimārga or Pushtimarg ( lit. 'Path of Nourishing, Flourishing' ), also known as Vallabha Sampradāya, is a sect of Vaishnavism. It was founded in the early 16th century by Vallabha (1479–1531) and was later expanded by his descendants, particularly Viṭṭhalanātha. Pushtimarg adherents worship Kr̥ṣṇa, and tradition ...