| Disciples: | Gurunatharudha Swami, Kabirdas, Kalavati Devi, Akkalkot Sharanappa, Jayakrishna, Shyamananda of Gokak, Nagabhushana Shivyogi, Channappa, Ramaroodha, Shanmukharoodha |
| Guru: | Gajadanda Swami |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1836 |
| Resting Place: | Siddharudha Matha, Hubballi,District = Dharwad, Karnataka |
| Father: | Gurushantappa |
| Mother: | Devamallamma |
| Nationality: | Indian |
Siddharudha Swami is an Indian Hindu guru and philosopher.
Sadguru Siddharudha Maharaj lived in the style of an ascetic throughout his life. Considered to be an incarnation of Shiva, one of the Trinity deities of Hinduism, Siddharudha renounced his home and his family ties at the very young age of 6 years, and set himself the goal of finding his Satguru or spiritual master. Siddharudha later surrendered himself, as a student, to the realized soul Shri Gajadandaswami, and served at his Ashram.
According to the book Siddharoodh Charitra by Shivadas, Siddharudha was blessed by his guru and was asked to undertake a pilgrimage with the purpose of helping those in need, dispelling ignorance, and revealing the right path to spiritual enlightenment to those who were seeking. Henceforth, Siddharudha traveled from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, delivering the right wisdom for spiritual awakening and methodical liberation to all those who were cognizant of his exemplary standards of spiritual practice before setting down at Hubli, where he was quickly recognized for his spiritual knowledge & immaculate sainthood. People sought him out from neighbouring states for solace, satisfaction of desires and spiritual enlightenment.
He died at Hubballi in the year of 1929 and was entombed at his ashram. He was believed to be working miracles for his devotees. A proverb runs by in a native Indian Language kannada:
Siddharudhara Jolige Jagakkella holige
which signifies the food that is served at his ashram and the miracles that occur of it.
Siddharudha Maharaj is an acknowledged Hindu master of the Saivite Advaita stream of Vedic thought and has many followers throughout India, especially in the villages of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telugu states.