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Religious · Karnataka · April/May

Basava Jayanti

The birth anniversary of the 12th-century poet-philosopher Basavanna, marked with processions and recitations of his Vachana poetry.

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Basava Jayanti sits inside Karnataka's wider living culture — one date on a calendar that also holds these traditions.

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