Rajaur countered it, saying Basavanna has said, “I have received the ishtalinga from a guru’’ and referred to Vachana 1364, 1366, 70 and 971 to support his claim.

BENGALURU: Several Lingayat seers on Monday met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and urged him to take steps to install a statue of 12th Century social reformer Basavanna on the premises of Kempegowda ...