Sadguru Holiness Sadguru Shri Siddharoodh Swamiji hailing from Hubli city of Karnataka State devoted an Siddharoodh Swami was born to a virtuous and religious couple, Gurushantappa (father) and Devamallamma (some people say only Mallamma), in a small village called (it has been mentioned clearly in "Shri Siddharudh Kathamrita" a poetic composition describing the life and the pastimes of Shri Siddharoodh Swami and composed by his disciple, Shri Shivaram Chandragiri that Swamiji was born in a place called Vanshdurg in the kingdom of Nizam in Shaka year 1758 (i.e. in 1836) on Durmukhnam Samvatsar) #Chalakapur in the Bidar district of the state of Karnataka, India. Some people also cite his birth place as Bidarkoti or Vanshadurg. From the very childhood he showed his inclination for the spiritual science and performed many miracles even before he was initiated. Once as a small child he cursed a buffalo to die for not moving and when it really fell dead he brought it back to life on his mother's pleas. He used to attend the spiritual discourse given by the family priest (Kulaguru), namely, Shri Veerabhadraswami, who visited his home daily and ask him questions. Once Shri Veerabhadraswami told them that during Pralaya, earth would dissolve in water, the Five Elements (Panchamahabhoot), heaven and all other Lokas (the places inhabited by DemiGods) too would be annihilated. Every human being would be destroyed." On listening to these words of Kulaguru, child Siddha asked him, "How would the sky be annihilated?" When he realized that answers to his questions could be obtained only from his Sadguru (spiritual master), one day he left his home in search of his Sadguru. Initially he went to Shri Shailam where he learnt that a great spiritual master, Shri Gajadandaswami was staying at a place known as Gudigante. Young Siddha went and met Shri Gajadandaswami, who after testing him accepted as his disciple. After serving his master dutifully doing all menial jobs in the Ashrama happily and sincerely and performing his spiritual austerities (Tapas), Siddha was blessed by Gajadandaswami who named him as 'Siddharudha,' the one who as conquered the three Gunas (Sattva, Rajas and Tamas) as well as Six Doshas (faults) like, Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada, Matsara and asked him to first visit different pilgrimage centres and deliver the masses. While leaving his Sadguru's Matha, Shri Siddharudha removed the Ishtalinga, which is worn by all the Lingayathas and left it there and proceeded. Thus, he roamed around all over India.