Machideva Jayanthi

Machideva Jayanthi is traditionally observed by the Madivalas and is observed as a celebrate in the Indian state of Karnataka. It marks the birthday of Madivala Machideva, 12th-century Warrior-Saint, and the founding saint of the Madivala religion.The festival is celebrated with much pomp and gaiety all over south India, majorly in Karnataka, Maharashtra,Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.[1][2][3]

Garlanding Madivala Machideva's statue in Karnataka during the 2017 Machideva Jayanthi centenary

References
  1. https://citytoday.news/colourful-procession-marks-madiwala-machideva-jayanti-in-mysuru/
  2. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/procession-special-lecture-mark-madiwala-machideva-jayanti/article22628231.ece
  3. http://megamedianews.com/index.php/186098/need-for-serious-studies-on-vachanas/


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