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Detailed explanation-1: -Basava Jayanti 2023 is celebrated on 14th May, and it is a festival mostly in the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. It is mostly observed as a government holiday in the state of Karnataka, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Basava Jayanthi is a holiday traditionally observed by the Lingayats of the Indian state of Karnataka. It marks the birthday of Basavanna, a 12th-century poet-philosopher and the founding saint of the Lingayat tradition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Basava Jayanti, the birth anniversary of renowned philosopher Basaveshwara, who founded the Lingayat sect, will be celebrated on May 3 this year. Basava Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrated by Lingayats in Karnataka, and other parts of south India to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Basavanna.