Basava (1131–1196), also called Basavēśvara and Basavaṇṇa, was an Indian philosopher, poet, Lingayat social reformer in the Shiva-focused bhakti movement...

Namma Basava is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Veera Shankar Bairisetty. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Gowri Munjal (in her debut) in...

Siddhanta Shikhamani to predate Basava, it may actually have been composed in the 13th or 14th century, post-dating Basava. According to Gauri Lankesh, "Lingayats...

Basava Sagar Dam, previously known as Narayanpura Dam, is a dam constructed across the Krishna River at Yadgir District, Karnataka State, India. The reservoir...

Basava Puraskara is an award conferred by the Government of Karnataka. The award is presented on the basis of an individual's contribution for social reforms...

division of states on linguistic basis in 1956, Kalyana was renamed as BasavaKalyan in memory of Vishwaguru Basavanna, a social reformer who established...

Harsha Chemudu. Basava works as a stunt double in films. As he is in dire need of money, he steals the bride’s jewelry from a marriage. Basava is accompanied...

The Basava Purana is a 13th-century Telugu epic poem. It was written by Palkuriki Somanatha. It is a sacred text of Lingayat. The epic poem narrates the...

Basava Jayanthi is a holiday traditionally observed by the Lingayats of the Indian state of Karnataka. It marks the birthday of Basavanna, a 12th-century...

The Basava Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Mysore Junction and Bagalkot in India. It is currently...

Basava Raja or Basava Bhoopāla (r. 1684–1710) was a chief of the kingdom of Keladi (Ikkeri) in south-west India. He is known as the author of the long...

Bhale Basava is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Udaykumar, Rajesh, V. Nagayya and Narasimharaju...

the goddess Gattamma. Dharmasthali operates under the tyrannical rule of Basava, the local municipal chairman. He intends to give the lands of Dharmasthali...

Basava Premanand (17 February 1930 – 4 October 2009) was an Indian skeptic and rationalist from Kerala, India. He organised many tours around rural India...

evacuating a slum from the land she purchased to build a mall. In return, Basava asks Sita to marry him (though he is already married), which she declines...

Corporation. Nandi Temple is exclusively for the worship of the sacred bull (Basava in Kannada) in Hinduism, known as Nandi, Lord Shiva's vahana. The word "nandi"...

Basavaraju or Basava Raju (Telugu: బసవరాజు) is an Indian given name or surname. Notable persons with that name include: Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao...

created by Basava, where every caste was welcome. Haralayya was born in Kalyan of Karnataka. He was a cobbler and an ardent follower of Basava, who founded...

in 1977 A deeply religious man, Jatti was the founder president of the "Basava Samithi", a religious organisation which propagated the preachings of 12th-century...

surround the huge grey dome in the centre. The Basava Gopura. Tall, it is slated to house the Basava International Centre. The 200 feet (61 m) high symmetrical...

temples along the banks on the Vrishabhavathi are Dodda Ganesha and the Dodda Basava Temple, Gali Hanumantha Temple, Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple and the Kadu...

the intermarriage that Basava encouraged was abruptly punished by the King. The dream of a classless society was shaken, and Basava, recognising this bleak...

anyone) is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Basava Shankar. The film stars Rakesh Varre (in his lead debut) and newcomer Gargeyi...

27 July 2016. "Basava Sagara (Narayanapur Dam)". India-WRIS. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2016. "Basava Sagara (Narayanapur...

as one of the distant points to which the Lingayat faith established by Basava, the minister of Bijjala, king of Kalyana. During the reign of Hoysala kings...

contributions to promote formal legal education and scholarship in India. 2013: Basava Shree-2013 Award was presented to Narayan Murty & Sudha Murty for their...

Karnataka Basava Panchami (Kannada: ಬಸವ ಪಂಚಮಿ) is celebrated on the fifth day after amavasya. In 1196 AD, on this day, Lingayat dharma guru Basava merged...

Banerjee as Basava's brother-in-law Praveen as Ram Babu's friend Prabhas Sreenu as Chari Satyam Rajesh as Satyam, Ram Babu's friend Giridhar as Basava Reddy's...

essential teachings of Basava and tried to encourage unity among his latter day followers. In 1913, he started celebrating Basava Jayanthi publicly. Manjappa...

prevailing social and caste system. Leading figures of this movement were Basava, Akka Mahadevi and Allama Prabhu, who established the Anubhava Mantapa which...