Basavanna Aikya Mantapa

Basavanna Aikya Mantapa is the sacred samadhi shrine of 12th-century social reformer and Lingayat founder Basavanna, located at Kudalasangama in Bagalkot District, Karnataka, at the confluence of the Krishna and Malaprabha rivers. It marks the site where Basavanna is believed to have attained Aikya (union with the divine). The mantapa is the central shrine within the larger Kudalasangama pilgrimage complex, which includes the Sangamanatha Temple and is revered by Lingayat devotees.

Visitors can expect a serene pilgrimage complex centered on the domed Aikya Mantapa shrine housing the sacred samadhi of Basavanna, located close to the Krishna-Malaprabha sangama. The site includes a pillared mantapa, Lingam shrine, river ghats and steps leading to the confluence, open courtyards, and the adjacent Sangamanatha Temple. The surroundings are calm and devotional with pilgrims offering prayers, circumambulating the shrine, and visiting the museum and Basava Dharmashala within the complex.