Akka Mahadevi
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Akka Mahadevi was a 12th-century Kannada mystic poet and prominent female saint of the Bhakti movement, revered for her intense devotion to Shiva and her influential vachana poetry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti saint
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Hindu mystic ⓘ Kannada writer ⓘ Shaivite saint ⓘ Vachana poet ⓘ female saint ⓘ mystic poet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Akka Mahadeviyamma
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Mahadevi Akka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allama Prabhu
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Anubhava Mantapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Basavanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval South India ⓘ |
| devoteeOf | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalNameForDeity | Chenna Mallikarjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Akka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kannada devotional literature
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later Bhakti poets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intense mystic devotion
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renunciation ⓘ spiritual poetry ⓘ |
| language | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of female spirituality in Bhakti movement
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major figure in Kannada literature ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Vachana literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Kannada Bhakti poetry ⓘ |
| mainInterest | devotion to Shiva ⓘ |
| movement | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | vachanas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Virashaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
religious reformer
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spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| themeOfWork |
detachment from worldly life
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love mysticism ⓘ union with Shiva ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | Shiva devotee ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Lingayat tradition ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | saint ⓘ |
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