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She established th e Basava Gangotri in 1978.To take the message of Basava tatwa to each household, she started the Rashtriya Basav a Dal in 1980 and Basava Dharma Peetha in Kudalsanga in 1987. She wrote the "Basava Tatwa Darshan" and her first novel "Heppitta Halu" won her the state Sahitya Academy Award. As a child, she was studious and brilliant and attracted to a spiritual life. HUBBALLI: Maate Mahadevi, who passed away on Thursday, played a vital role in spreading the message of Basava Tatwa.She was born at Sasalatti village of Chitradurga on March, 13, 1946. She took diksha (Jangam Diksha) to lead an ascetic life from her guru, Sadguru Linganand Swami, in 1965-66..