Basavanna statue unveiled at Jayanagar

NT Correspondent
Bengaluru

A statue of Basavanna was unveiled in Jayanagar on Sunday. The statue was unveiled by Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Mahaswami, the pontiff of Suttur Mutt and Sri Siddalinga Mahaswami of Tumkur’s Siddaganaga Mutt.

The statue has been installed in a park near the junction of Rashtriya Vidyalaya Road and Marenahalli Road in Jayanagar 8th block. Jayanagar MLA Sowmya Reddy, BTM Layout MLA Ramalinga Reddy, Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar and other Congress leaders were present at the event.

The ‘Krantiyogi Basavanna’ statue is a sculpture of the legendary social reformer Basavanna. It is painted in bronze colour and in a sitting posture with the ‘Ishtalinga’ placed over the palm.

The pedestal of the statue bears popular vachanas of Basavanna. The wall behind the statue bears the motto “Kayakave Kailasa” and is decorated with murals of Akkamahadevi and Sri Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt.