Kaginele also known as Kaginelli is a village in the Byadagi taluk of

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district in the

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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. In August 2004, the

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Government formed the Kaginele Development Authority (KDA) to protect all the monuments and documents related to Kanaka Dasa.

Kanaka Dasa

Kaginele is famous for

Kanaka Dasa Kanaka Dasa (1509–1609) was a Haridasa saint and philosopher, popularly called Daasashreshta Kanakadasa (ದಾಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕನಕದಾಸ). He was a renowned composer of Carnatic music, poet, reformer and musician. He is kn ...

, who is venerated as a saint by the '' Kuruba Gowda'' community. In addition to poems and songs he wrote about philosophy and social issues and worked as a social reformer in the village. A Krishna temple in the village, the ''Keshava'', is dedicated to his family god and contains a statue of Kanaka Dasa. In 2004, the Karnataka state government decided to protect his works and monuments. Hence, the Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha (temple) was built. The architecture is similar to most temples in the state, with sculpted figures and idols. Shri. Beerendra Swamiji organized a function in 2005, encouraging people from Karnataka to share in his vision of developing Kaginele as a ''Maha Samstana''. This resulted in the creation of the Shri. Kanakadas Kaginele Kshetra spiritual and devotional center plus an educational institute for poor local children.

Demographics

The 2001 Indian

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stated that Kaginele's population totaled 4,755, with 2,514 males and 2,241 females in 773 households.

Transport

Kaginele is from the district headquarters

and from the ''

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'' headquarters Byadagi. Both these towns are connected by road and train to Kaginele. Trains runs daily from

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via

. The nearest airport is at

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, away. There are other airports at

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and at Dabolim, Goa, which are away from the village. Kaginele is connected by road to the nearby settlements of Haveri, Byadagi and Hubli, and serviced by a network of bus routes.

Places to visit

* Sirsi – from Kaginele. * Honnemardu – from Kaginele. * Hubli – from Kaginele. * Jog Falls – from Kaginele. * Yana – from Kaginele.

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