Kanakadasa | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Kanakadasa Story

Today is a holiday in the state of Karnataka for banks and schools in the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanthi.Kanakadasa Jayanthi or Kanaka Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of Saint and Poet Kanaka Dasa, one of the greatest social reformers of Karnataka. On the honour of Kanakadasa Jayanthi or Kanaka Jayanti they get a holiday on November 5.This year it is the 522th birth anniversary of Saint Kanakadasa.

Mysore city will celebrate Kanaka Jayanthi on Thursday hosting various cultural events. Noted artistes will take part in the cultural events starting 5.30 pm.

The lineup of cultural events at Jagan Mohan Palace Auditorium :

* Nov 6- Kanakadasa Kritis by Shankar Shanabagh
* Nov 7- Vocal by Pratima Arte
* Nov 8- Vocal by Nagavalli Nagaraj
* Nov 9- Devotional music by Ganesh Bhat
* Nov 10- Ballet by Vasudhara Doreswamy.

Bhaktha Kanakadasa Video :

Kanakadasa Story :

There is a popular story of Kanakadasa being prevented entry to the main temple at Udipi. He went around the temple and burst in tears of song, appealing to the Lord to give darshan. The idol is supposed to have turned round and made a slit in the wall, enabling Kanaka to see the idol.

One of Kanakadasa’s famous works is Ramadhanyacharitre which is a story about an argument between two foodgrains, rice and ragi (millet). The two argue about who is superior. They go to Lord Rama, who sends them both to jail for six months. In some months, the rice rots, but the ragi survives, and gets blessed by Rama. The composition is an allegory on the conflict between the socially strong and weak classes of people.