Sri Shilpi Siddanthi Siddalinga Swami

Sri Shilpi Siddanthi Siddalinga Swami
Sri Shilpi Siddanthi Siddalinga Swami
Born(1885-11-20)20 November 1885
Kollegal, Mysore State
Died11 July 1952(1952-07-11) (aged 66)
Mysore, Mysore State
OccupationsArchutect, ascetic, painter, sculptor, and writer

Sri Shilpi Siddanthi Siddalinga Swami (Kannada, ಶ್ರೀ ಶಿಲ್ಪಿ ಸಿದ್ದನ್ತಿ ಸಿದ್ದಲಿಂಗ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ; 20 November 1885 – 11 July 1952) was a royal guru of Mysore State and personal guru of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar of Mysore. He was also a prominent painter, sculptor, architect and writer, known for his contribution to Mysore painting and architecture.[1][2]

Early life

Sri Siddalinga Swami was born to Siddappaji and mother Mallajamma, a veerashaiva jangam family, near Kollegal in 1885. Since childhood, he was well versed in his family traits.

Career

Around 1908, he had an opportunity to work in Mysore under Maharaja Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV.

He composed Manasar’, a bibliography of Indian sculptural art with emphases on Hoysala and early Chalukyan art. His other famous works include Gurugita and Shivagita on sculpture and painting with his own commentary.

Later, he founded a sculpture school opposite to the Kamakameshwari temple in Mysore. The school was named Jagadguru Shaivashilpa Brahmarshi Gurukula and it was inaugurated by Maharajah Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar in 1949.

Sri Siddalinga Swami served as official palace artist until his death in 1952.

References

  1. ↑ Shakapurusha Siddhalingaswamigalu by Shivalingappa L. Karnataka Shilpakala Academy.
  2. ↑ "Forgotten Architect". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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