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High medieval · Hindu · India
Sharana Basaveshwara Temple
Kalaburagi, Karnataka · 17.3364°, 76.8262°
Sharana Basavappa (Lingayat saint)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
The principal shrine of Kalaburagi in north-eastern Karnataka, honouring the Lingayat teacher Sharana Basavappa and the Virashaiva ideals of dasoha (giving as earning) and kayaka (labour as worship).