Haridasa (haridasaru in Kannada) movement is considered as one of the turning points in Indian history. During its time it gave birth to several Brahmin mystics spanning several centuries who helped shape the culture, philosopy, art and architecture wielding tremendous spiritual influence over the Kingdoms that ruled South India. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The movement saw the arrival of great Hindu philosophers, poets and scholars like Madhvacharya. In many ways, the movement, while it found its roots in Kannada country and later spread in all directions, was a net result of earlier movements like the Vachanakara of Virasaiva movement of northern Karnataka led by Basavanna in the 12th century and to Alwars saints of Tamil Nadu during the 7th century CE. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... The vachanas are a body of work, and a form of writing, in Kannada. ... Virasaivism is a religious movement of Hinduism in India. ... Basaveshvara Shree Basava (also known as Basaveshwara or Basavanna) is known as the reviver of the Veerashaiva (Lingayats) religion in India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

Meaning

The word Haridasa means devotee of Hari or Lord. While the movement was mainly one heralded by the Brahmin caste, it was a devotional one whose ideals and thoughts pervaded all sections of society. Their mystical experiences are grouped into the following types, Svanubhava, Anubhava, Atmanubhava, Brhasakshtkara and Aparoksha Gnana. The Haridasa movement can be considered as a part of a larger Bhakti movement whose devotional inspiration to the masses lasted over a millineum. The word dasa has other interesting connotations in Kannada in that even when read in reverse, dasa becomes sada which means "always". So, Haridasa and Harisada convey the same meaning. Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ...

Dieties and holy places

Haridasas are Vishnava Hindus who worship Lord Vitthala, a version of Vishnu and all forms of Lord Krishna. The Vittalanatha temple at Pandarpura on the bank of the river Bhima in present day Maharashtra, the Vittala Swami temples at Hampi in Karnataka and the Srinivasa temple on Tirumala hills in Andhra Pradesh are considered the holiest of places in the haridasa context. Vithoba (Vitthala) and his consort Rakhumai (Rukmini) Vithoba is a colloquial form of Vitthala, one of the manifestations of the Hindu God Vishnu. ... Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari, IAST ) is according to various Hindu traditions the eighth or the ninth avatar of Vishnu. ... Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation)( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Virupaksha Temple Hampi (ಹ೦ಪೆ, Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in India. ... Karnātakā (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ, Hindi: कर्नाटक) (IPA: //) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Tirumala (తిరుమల), the abode of the Hindu God Lord Venkateswara, is situated on a very ancient ridge of mountains in a southern district of Andhra Pradesh. ... Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, Hindi: आंध्र प्रदेश; Āndhra Prādesh), is a state in South India but is also debated as Central India as well. ...

Early Origin

The earliest origin of this kind of Dharma is steeped in mystery. While there are several legends giving various theores of the place of origin, holy men and kings who espoused this form of devotionalism dating back as early as 9th century, it is well understood that this great Vaishnava religious devotionalism called Dasa Kuta found its organizatonal base and started to produce large congregation of devotees in the middle ages in the Karnataka region, largely due to the Vedanta propounded in South India in the thirteenth century by Madhvacharya of Udupi 1238 - 1317 CE. The haridasas perpetuated the vedanta of Madhvacharya in simple Kannada to make it appealing to the masses, this having arrived at a time when northern India was already under Muslim rule and became the main spiritual force to hold Southern India to a strong Hindu sentiment. Karnātakā (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ, Hindi: कर्नाटक) (IPA: //) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Vedanta (Vedānta, वेदान्त, pronounced as ) means the anta or culmination or essence of the Vedas. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Udupi is a temple town located in Udupi District, near Mangalore, Karnataka state on the south west coast of India. ... Events In the Iberian peninsula, James I of Aragon captures the city of Valencia September 28 from the Moors; the Moors retreat to Granada. ... Events The Great Famine of 1315-1317. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ...

Famous Haridasas

While the Haridasa movement is attributed to Kannada country, language and the dasa kuta there in, a few haridasas did not call Karnataka their native home. Some like Jayatirtha who hailed from Pandarapura in Maharashtra and Sri Naraharitirtha (a direct disciple of Madhvacharya) who is considered by some as the founder of the movement hailed from either Andhra Pradesh or Orissa. Others feel Sripadaraya was the real founder of the movement, a century later. Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation)( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, Hindi: आंध्र प्रदेश; Āndhra Prādesh), is a state in South India but is also debated as Central India as well. ... Orissa (Hindi: ) (2001 provisional pop. ...

Famous haridasas during the Vijayanagar empire period were, The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ...

• Madhavatirtha
• Akshobhyatirtha
• Vijayindratirtha
• Raghottamatirtha
• Jayatirtha
• Sripadaraya 1404 - 1502 CE.
• Vyasatirtha 1447 - 1539 CE.
• Purandaradasa 1480 - 1564 CE.
• Kanakadasa 1508 - 1606 CE., non-brahmin saint
• Vadirajatirtha 1480 - 1600 CE., he lived to the ripe old age of 120 years.

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Later the haridasa movement would gain another impetus in the 17th. and 18th. centuries in and around Raichur District and the great saints from this era were Vijayadasa, Gopaladasa, Jagannathadasa, Prasanna Venkatadasa, Praneshadasa, Venugopaladasa, Mahipathidasa, Mohanadasa, Helevanakatte Giriamma and Harapanhalli Bhimavva. Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

The history of the haridasa movement from the 14th century to the present day is the history of spreading Haribhakti to the common man and in that purpose has contributed immensely to Kannada literature. Both the haridasa and Virashaiva movements pervade the length and breadth of Karnataka and exert ennobling influences upon the neighboring provinces of Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu. Lingayatism is a religious movement in India. ...

For a complete list of haridasas and their contributions, refer to link below.

Reference

• Haridasas of Karnataka