Mahadevi was given the title Akka (the elder Sister) by the great Veerashaiva saints of that time like Basavanna, Allamaprabhu, Kinnari Bommayya, Siddharama, and Dasimayya who were contemporaries of Akka during the Bhakti movement that was underway. The Early Years of Akka Mahadevi Akka Mahadevi was born at Udutadi in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka in 1150 […]