Basavana Bagewadi in India is an important center of pilgrimage for people of the Lingayat faith. It is located in Bijapur district of Karnataka state. This is the birth place of Basavanna, the founder of the Lingayat and is therefore an important center of pilgrimage for Lingayats. Virasaivism is a religious movement of Hinduism in India. ... Bijapur (Kannada: ವಿಜಾಪುರ) is a district in the state of Karnataka. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Basaveshvara Shree Basava (also known as Basaveshwara or Basavanna) is known as the reviver of the Veerashaiva (Lingayats) religion in India. ... Virasaivism is a religious movement of Hinduism in India. ... Virasaivism is a religious movement of Hinduism in India. ...