Siddarama

Siddheshwar
Shri Shivyogi Siddharameshwar
Religion	Hinduism
Sect	Lingayat
Philosophy	Karmayoga
Personal
Nationality	Indian (Kannadiga)
Parents	Muddanna (father) Suggaladevi (mother)

Siddheshwar(IPA:Sid'dhēśvar) or Siddarameswar(IPA:Sid'dha rāmēśvar)) also known as Siddhram was one among the five acharya ("saint") of the Lingayat faith (also known as Veerashaivism). Siddheshwar was a great contributor to Lingayatism religion. He was a great mystic and a Kannada poet who was a part of Basavanna's Lingayat revolution during the 12th century. His philosophy was one of service to mankind, the path of karmayoga. Siddarama was instrumental in saving the vachana literature from destruction.

Siddharama (c.1150) claimed to have written 68,000 vachanas out of which only 1379 are available. Along with Basava, Allama Prabhu, Devara Dasimayya and Channabasava, Siddharama is regarded as the most acknowledged and respected poets. Vachanakaras wrote in the genre of Lingayats , under Kannada literature from the mystic period. He shares the world view of other vachana poets in his rejection of blind conventions of caste and sex discrimination and emphasis on realization through personal experience. He too borrows Metaphors from diverse spheres of everyday life. Apart from vachanas,he has written several devotional works in tripadi. writing three-line verse, used from the 7th century.

Siddarama was the son of Muddanna and Suggaladevi and the first Social Spiritual guru. As part of Sharana revolution in the 12th century, he encouraged inter-caste marriages. He undertook many irrigation projects for the common good. He saw divinity in every existence of the world.

Shri Siddharameshwara was a historical figure of the 12th century whose "Karmayoga" about his native land, Solapur, turned him into a God-figure in time. There was a great saint Shri Siddarama, who preached the teachings of Shri Basaweshwara. A young girl, inspired by the teachings of this saint wished to marry him. Shri Siddaram denied her but gave permission to marry with his Yogadanda. The same marriage function is celebrated every year on the Makar Sankranti for three days at Bhogi, Sankrant and Kinkrant. The Nandi Dhwajas are presumed as Bride and Groom for the marriage. This festival falls around 14 January every year. A fair popularly known as Gadda Yatra is arranged for fifteen days at this time of the year.