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A Great Annual Religious Congregation
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Sharana Mela at Koodala Sangama on the occasion of Basava Kranthi Day.
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12th, 13th, 14th and 15th January every year.
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Kudala Sangama is a holy religious centre and a piligrim-place to the followers
of lingayath religion at which place the great founder-prophet of this Faith
Sri Basaveswara left his devine body through icchamarana (death at will by
yogic way) and became one with that absolute reality like camphor melting in
the fire. As such the followers and lovers of his religious decided to
congregate here at Kudala Sangama once in a year on the Makara Sankranti day
which normally falls on the 14th January.
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first historical Sharana Mela took place in 1988, on January 15th attracting
more than three lakhs of people from different corners of not only Karnataka
but from all over India. The second and third Sharana Mela (congregation)
arranged on January 14th respectively in the years 1989 and 1990 proved to be
more result oriented with greater success
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Mela which resembles the Huz is attracting more and more followers of Basava
Philosophy year after year. Without any distinction of caste, creed, class and
sex, the followers of Basaveswara gather here, pray the Almighty, glorify with
gratitude their prophet-founder, Basava and recite Vachanas scriptures - which
form their canonical scripture. the over all spectacular view of the
congregration, where the wearing of saffron scarfs on white uniform by the
sharanas is a special feature beyond description, is quite inspiring. Shrana
Mela which is conducted on the Basava Kranti day (Makara Shankranti) i.e
normally on the 14th of January is an annual feature of perennial nature.
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ARRIVAL OF SHARANAS IS REJUVENESCE TO US.
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