Sri Shilpi Siddanthi Siddalinga Swami
Sri Shilpi Siddanthi Siddalinga Swami | |
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Born | Kollegal, Mysore State | 20 November 1885
Died | 11 July 1952 Mysore, Mysore State | (aged 66)
Occupation | Archutect, 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
[edit]Sri Siddalinga Swami was born to Siddappaji and mother Mallajamma, a Poursheya Brahmin (Vishwabrahmin) family, near Kollegal in 1885. Since childhood, he was well versed in his family traits.
Career
[edit]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.
Gallery
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Sri Gayatridevi at Mysore Palace museum
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Sri Chamundeshwari at Mysore Palace museum
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Domes, pillars and plaques of Vidhan Soudha were designed by Sri Siddalinga Swami
References
[edit]- ^ Shakapurusha Siddhalingaswamigalu by Shivalingappa L. Karnataka Shilpakala Academy.
- ^ "Forgotten Architect". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- 1885 births
- 1952 deaths
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- 20th-century Indian male artists
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- Artists from Mysore
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