Career
Following initiation in 1965 by Lingananda Swami, Maate Mahadevi began writing vachanas, a form of didactic poetry. She holds the 12th century woman poet Akka Mahadevi, who also wrote vachanas, as her role model. By 1983 she had published twenty books and started an educational and religious institution called Jaganmata Akka Mahadevi Ashrama in Dharwad, Karnataka, whose focus is education and spiritual upliftment of girls and women.
Among her many books is Basava Tatva Darshana, on the life and teachings of Basava, a 12th-century social reformer and philosopher who fought against the caste system.
In 1992 She established Basava Dharma peetha A religious seat in Kudala sangama of Karnataka State. Under Basavadharama peetha she doing so many reformation works.
In 2012 she Established Guru Basavanna"s 108ft height sitting possiotion statue in Basava Kalyana. She brought the glory of 12the century to Basava Kalyana by doing so many Religious works.