Anubhava Mantapa/ Vishwaguru Basavanna statue/ ಅನುಭವ ಮಂಟಪ/ವಿಶ್ವಗುರು ಬಸವಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ/Basavakalyan.

BASAVAKALYANA/ BIDAR Basavakalyan also spelled Basavakalyana is a City and taluka in Bidar District of the state of Karnataka, India and was historically known as Kalyan and Basavakalyan is the Second Largest Municipality City in Bidar District. Anubhava Mantapa (Kannada: ಅನುಭವ ಮಂಟಪ) is a first parliament in the world whose literal meaning is "experience center" was an academy of mystics, saints and philosophers of the Veerashaivafaith in the 12th century. It was the fountainhead of all religious and philosophical thought pertaining to the veerashaiva. It was presided over by the mystic Allama Prabhu and numerous Sharanas from all over Karnataka and other parts of India were participants. This institution was also the fountainhead of the Vachana literature which was used as the vector to propagate Veerashaiva religious and philosophical thought. Other giants of veerashaiva theosophy like Akka Mahadevi, Channabasavanna and Basavanna himself were participants in the Anubhava Mantapa. The Anubhava Mantapa also called as the Mahaamane.