Harihara
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Harihara was a pioneering 12th–13th century Kannada poet and Virashaiva saint known for his influential devotional and narrative works that helped shape medieval Kannada literature.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kannada poet
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Virashaiva saint ⓘ medieval writer ⓘ mystic ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basava
NERFINISHED
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Virashaiva saints of Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Virashaiva saint
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pioneering 12th–13th century Kannada poet ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kannada people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional literature
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hagiography ⓘ narrative poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of medieval Kannada narrative poetry
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later Kannada Bhakti poets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Virashaiva hagiographical works in Kannada
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influential devotional compositions ⓘ pioneering ragale metre in Kannada ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | ragale ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | medieval Kannada literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Kannada literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Virashaiva philosophy
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devotion to Shiva ⓘ lives of saints ⓘ |
| movement |
Bhakti movement
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Virashaiva movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Basavarajadevara Ragale
NERFINISHED
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Girijakalyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Nambiyanana Ragale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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saint ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalAlignment | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
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Lingayatism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | helped shape medieval Kannada literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Kannada script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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