Siddaganga Matha
{{short description|Lingayata monastery in Tumkur, Karnataka, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox monastery
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| image2 = Shivakumara Swami.png
| caption2 = Shivakumar Swami
| image3 = Sree Shivakumara Swamiji Dr Abdul Kalam.png
| caption3 = Shivakumara Swami with Abdul Kalam
| image4 = The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting Sri Shivakumar Swamy ji, during his visit to the Siddaganga Mutt, at Tumkur, in Karnataka on September 24, 2014.jpg
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| denomination = Lingayatism
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| location = Tumkur
| founder = Shree Haradanahalli Gosala Siddeshwara Swamigalu
| people = Shree Siddalinga Swami (head)
| website ={{url|siddagangamath.org}}
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{{Lingayatism}}
Siddaganga Matha also known as Siddaganga Kshetra, is a Lingayata monastery, with an attached educational institution. The matha was established by Sri Haradanahalli Gosala Siddeshwara Swamigalu in the 15th century at a village near Tumkur in the Karnataka state of India.Village code= 1562300 {{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2008-12-18}}{{cite web|url=http://in.maps.yahoo.com|title=Yahoomaps India|accessdate=2008-12-18}} Siddaganga Matha, Tumkur, Karnataka{{cite web|url=https://travelxing.com/sree-siddaganga-mutt/|title=Siddaganga Mutt Overview|author=|first=|date=|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=}}
The 44th Kannada Sahithya Sammelana was held in 1963 in Siddaganga, under the presidency of R. S. Mugali.
See also
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External links
- http://Tumkur.nic.in/
- [https://travelxing.com/chikkanna-swamy-temple/ Chikkanna Swamy Temple, Gulur Website]
{{Settlements in Tumkur district}}