Kudala Sangama (Sangameshwara Temple & Basava Aikya Mantapa)
Lord Sangameshwara (Shiva)
Kudala Sangama, Bagalkot district, Karnataka
Confluence of the Krishna and Malaprabha where Basavanna studied and attained aikya (union) — the holiest Lingayat site.
History
The 12th-century social reformer and poet Basavanna studied here as a youth and returned at the end of his life. His aikya mantapa (place of union) is a circular shrine reached through a walkway in the river. The Sangameshwara temple is in the Chalukya style.
Festivals
- Basava Jayanti
- Sharana Mela (Jan)
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Directions to Kudala Sangama (Sangameshwara Temple & Basava Aikya Mantapa)
How to reach
- By air
- Belagavi / Hubballi Airport, about 180 km
- By train
- Almatti, about 15 km
- By road
- KSRTC buses and taxis from the nearest town.
Near the temple
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