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Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha

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The Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha was established as a spiritual and cultural center for Kuruba Gowdas in the state of Karnataka, India. The Mahasamsthana was presided over by Shri Beerendra Keshava Tarakananda Puri Swamiji for thirteen years; he wanted to start schools for children of the rural Halumatha community in Kaginele and beyond.

Under Shri Beerendra Swamiji there were four Swamijis:

1.Shri Niranjanananda Puri Swamiji, Kaginele, Matha Haveri District, Belludi Matha, Davanagere District.

2.Shri Siddaramananda Swamiji, Tinthani Bridge Matha, Devadurga Talluka, Raichur District, Karnataka.

3.Shri Eshwarananda Puri Swamiji, Hosadurga Matha, Chitradurga District.

4.Shri Shivanananda Puri Swamiji, KR Nagara, Mysore District.

After Shri Beerendra Swamiji attained moksha, Shri Niranjanananda puri Swamiji took over as president of Kanaka Guru Peeta, on rotational basis, for five years. He has further developed Kaginel Mutt by providing various facilities. Neeranjanda Swamiji has also built the Belludi Kaginele Shakha Mutt in Harihar Taluka, Davanagere District to help poor people from Harihar surrounding areas.

Sri Siddaramananda Swamiji running primary to degree colleges. And also celebrate Halumatha Samskruti Vybhava every year on January 12th,13th, and 14th. Many books were published under Siddaramananda Swamiji to shine a light on Halumatha culture. Original drums, both wooden and leather, are manufactured in Tinthani Math. In 2004, Shri Swamiji organized a function attended by a variety of people from all over Karnataka, where he shared his vision to develop Kaginele as a Maha Samstana.

Under Siddaramananda Swamiji, four branches of the center are running in the Koppala, Kustagi, Basava Kalyana, and Hosakote taluks.