Koraneshwara Sansthan Mutt, Khajuri

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2021: Neelalochana Taayi heads the mutt

Sangamesh Menasinakai, March 30, 2021: The Times of India

A 40-year-old woman has been appointed head of the Koraneshwara Sansthan Mutt in Khajuri village in Kalaburagi district — something of a rarity in the state where women mutt leaders are few and far between, and a first for the organisation where a woman will helm a ‘sansthan mutt’ governing five branches.

The appointment marks yet another departure for the Koraneshwara mutt, affiliated to the Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Mutt of Chitradurga, which draws lakhs of followers from Karnataka and neighbouring states. In February last year, a Muslim youth was appointed head of the Lingayat mutt branch in Asuti in Gadag district.

Mutt pontiff Murugharajendra Koraneshwar Shivayogi, 61, told TOI that seers used to appoint one of their relatives as their successor but the practice has been shunned in recent years. “We made a court decree in 2018 so that none of my relatives could claim the successorship. However, swamijis continue to appoint a man belonging to the Jangama caste as their successor. Since we believe in Basava’s principles of equality, we have decided to appoint Neelalochana Taayi, who belongs to Jangama Goudru caste,” he said.

“It is an honour for me,” said Neelalochana Taayi. “I have been trained by Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga Mutt and Murugharajendra Shivayogi. As I know Marathi and Kannada, I will try to spread linguistic harmony between Kannadigas and Marathi-speaking people.”

Neelalochana Taayi was administered Linga Deeksha in 1997-98. “She has pursued sadhaka, bodhaka and ‘sudharaka training at Chitradurga. As she pursued her primary and high school education in Marathi medium, she was sent to the Chitradurga Mutt between 2001 and 2005 to learn Kannada. She has also been looking after Nijacharana Kannada Medium School,” the pointiff said. “Seeing her spiritual dedication and social service, we have chosen her as head. With this, we have upheld the principles of gender equality and social justice propagated by Basavanna and other Sharanas of the12th century.”