Question: What festival celebrated by the people of Karnataka celebrates a philosopher who died in 1609?
Context: Chewidden Thursday (also known as White Thursday, Chewidden Day or Jew-whidn) was a festival celebrated by the tin miners of West Cornwall on the last clear Thursday before (i.e. at least one week before) Christmas.  The festival celebrated the discovery of 'white tin' or smelted tin by St Chiwidden, a little-known Cornish saint who in legend was an associate of St Piran. Asogli Yam Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the people of Asogli in the Volta Region of Ghana.  It is celebrated in the month of September every year to celebrate the cultivation of yam that was started by a hunter who found the tuber in the forest during his hunting expedition.  According to history, the cultivation of yam among the people of Asogli started when the yam that the hunter hid during his hunting expedition to come for it later germinated and grew bigger.  The celebration was brought into Ghana by the Ewe people of Ghana when they migrated from Notse in the Republic of Togo; where it is still celebrated. Purattasi Sani or Tirumala Shanivara (Telugu: తిరుమల శనివారాలు , Tamil: புரட்டாசி சனி ) is a Hindu festival celebrated in some parts of South India including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.  The Hindu deity, Venkateswara, is worshiped during this festival.  It is celebrated during the Tamil month of Purattasi, generally which falls in the months of September and October of Gregorian calendar.  Puratasi Masam is of great importance as it is believed that Lord Venkateswara appeared on the earth in this month.  Lord Vishnu devotees consider this as the ideal month for thanking Lord Vishnu for preserving the Universe at the end of Kali Yuga.  All the Saturdays of this month are treated as holy days and Devotees gather in large number at Lord Vishnu temples and special prayers are offered.  Particularly the Odd Saturdays 1st, 3rd, 5th are of more importance.  Tirumala Annual Navarathri Brahmotsavam were also observed during this month where Tirumala will be flooded with lakhs of devotees.  Some people will take only vegetarian food during this month. The Gologo Festival is among the major festivals in Ghana and is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Talensi, Tong-Zuf, in the Upper East Region of the country, serving "to reinforce the community belief in the Nnoo shrine or Golib god", which deity regulates Talensi agricultural life.  It is a pre-harvest festival celebrated in the months of March and April, with sacrifices offered to seek protection and ensure plentiful rain and a good harvest in the coming season from the earthly gods.  The festival has a three-day programme at three different villages.  The first part takes place at Gorogo, the second at Yinduri, and the final and biggest at Teng-Zug (Tong-Zuf).  Libation is poured at the Teng-Zug shrine to thank the gods for a successful occasion.  The one in March is called Gol-diema, which means tutorial.  The main Gologo festival is celebrated in the second week in April.  Traditional songs are composed by the elders of each community for the occasion and people dance to the composed songs.  During this period, noise-making is prohibited and no one mourns their dead.  There is a special dress code whereby men wear a short knicker and a towel on the chest.  Women are also expected to tie a long towel from their chest down to the feet and cover their heads with a special local-made cloth. Gangamma Jatara or Jathra is a folk festival celebrated in several places across Southern India; including Karnataka, Rayalaseema and Andhra regions in Andhra Pradesh.  It is celebrated for eight days. Bheemana Amavasya is a festival celebrated in South India, most in parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.  It is celebrated on the new moon day ("amavasya") of the "ashadha" month of the Hindu calendar. The Fetu Afahye is a festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana.  The festival is celebrated on the first Saturday in the month of September every year.  The Fetu Afahye is celebrated annually by the Oguaa people of Cape Coast because in the past there was an outbreak of disease among the people that killed many.  The people prayed to the gods to help them to get rid of the disease.  Thus the festival is celebrated to keep the town clean and to prevent another epidemic befalling the people. Nandotsav is a festival celebrated the day after the festival Janmashtami, which celebrates the Lord Krishna's birth. Kanakadasa Jayanthi is a festival cerebrated by people of Karnataka in general and Kuruba Gowda community in particular.  It is celebrated every year on the birth anniversary of the great poet and saint shri Kanaka Dasa.  In tribute to the great saint, the Government of Karnataka has declared the birthday of Kanaka Dasa as a state holiday.  All the government offices, schools and colleges around the state celebrate the birth anniversary of Shri Kanaka Dasa as a tribute to one of the great social reformers of Karnataka.  The 521 anniversary celebrated in 2015. Kanaka Dasa (Kannada: ಕನಕದಾಸ ) (1509 – 1609) was a poet, philosopher, musician and composer from modern Karnataka.  He is known for his Kirtanes and Ugabhoga, compositions in the Kannada language for Carnatic music.  Like other Haridasas, he used simple Kannada language and native metrical forms for his compositions.
Answer: Kanakadasa Jayanthi