Akkamahadevi Lingaikya Din (Kadali Vana, Srisaila)
Sri Akkamahadevi at her lingaikya-place Kadali Vana, Srisaila
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Akkamahadevi Lingaikya Din — the akshar-vihar anniversary of Sri Akkamahadevi at Kadali Vana, Srisaila, where she merged into the Channamallikarjuna Jyotirlinga at age 25. Observed at every Lingayat matha worldwide and especially at the Srisaila Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga (Andhra Pradesh).
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ಓಂ ಶ್ರೀ ಚೆನ್ನಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ ದೇವಾಯ ನಮಃ
Om Shri Channamallikarjuna Devaya Namah
Salutations to Sri Channamallikarjuna — the Lord into whom Akkamahadevi merged
How to recite
Spend the day in Panchakshara mahamantra jaap. Read Akkamahadevi's final-period vacanas at Srisaila. If possible, plan a pilgrimage to Kadali Vana / Srisaila (Andhra Pradesh) where she attained lingaikya at age 25 by merging into the Channamallikarjuna Jyotirlinga. Visit the local Lingayat matha for the remembrance pravachana.
Benefits
Sri Akkamahadevi attained lingaikya at Kadali Vana (the banana-grove forest near Srisaila) at the young age of 25, by merging directly into the Channamallikarjuna Jyotirlinga. The youngest of the great Sharanas to attain lingaikya. Her ~430 vacanas — particularly her later vacanas composed at Srisaila in supreme prema-bhakti — are the foundational woman-spirituality literature of the Sharana corpus.
✦ Special Note
Per the Kannada Drik Panchang. Date may vary — many local mathas observe this day on Vaishakha Shuddha Panchami; some on Pournami. Pilgrimage to Srisaila Mallikarjuna (one of the 12 Jyotirlingas) is the principal observance of this day. Dates per the Kannada Drik Panchang (drikpanchang.com, Karnataka reckoning); jayanti/lingaikya days cross-checked with the Suttur Math, Murugha Math (Chitradurga), Rambhapuri Pitha and Kashi Pitha almanacs.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Light Karnataka satvik prasad — anna, saaru, palya, fresh fruit — taken in solemn remembrance
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