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  Mathe Mahadevi: First female Lingayat leader

  India | March 14, 2019 22:44 IST

  Mathe Mahadevi was born on March 13, 1946. She was a prominent Lingayat leader and seer of Basava Dharma Peetha in Bagalkot, Karnataka.

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  Prominent Lingayat seer Mathe Mahadevi passes away, funeral to be held tomorrow at Kudalasangama

  India | March 14, 2019 18:53 IST

  Mathe Mahadevi's mortal remains will be kept for public viewing at Basava Mantap in Bengaluru’s Rajajinagar. It will then be taken to Kudalasangama for public viewing. Her last rites will be conducted on Friday afternoon at Kudalasangama.

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  'UPA denied separate religion tag to Lingayat in 2013, Karnataka govt doing vote-bank politics'

  Politics | March 20, 2018 20:42 IST

  Ananth Kumar's remarks came a day after the Karnataka Cabinet decided to recommend to the Centre grant of religious minority status for the numerically strong Lingayat and Veerashaiva Lingayat community.

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  Yeddyurappa To Be Consulted While Choosing Successor

  India | July 28, 2011 17:07 IST

  New Delhi, July 28: With B S Yeddyurappa set to step down as Karnataka Chief Minister, the race for choosing his successor has begun in the BJP amid indications that the Lingayat leader's views would