Siddaganga after Basava

After Kalyana Kranti (Revolution) in 12^th Century many sharanas, and the desciples of Basava went to different places of the country. They used the hillocks, caves and the nearby Maths as their residences to undertake many social, religious and people oriented welfare activities. As such, Sree Channabasaveshwara the ardent desciple of Sree Basava went to a faraway place Ulavi in the thick forest of Supa Taluk of Western Ghats. Similarly, another group of desciples went Sree Shaila and yet another came to Shivaganga headed by Sree Chikka Siddesha.

From 15^th century onwards, in number of places the tradition of Sharanas was spread such as in Gummalapur and so on. Three sharanas Revanasidda, Murulasidda and Siddamalla said to have moved from Shivaganga and they stayed in Ramagiri, Shivagiri, Siddagiri and Nelamane hills. Similarly, for many Sharanas the Siddaganga hills became their abodes.