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Siddeshwar Maharaj Yatra, Solapur. Shri Siddheshwar Maharaj Yatra conducted in Solapur in January every year. Various types of ceremonyies are offered to Lord Siddheshwar Maharaj. Siddheshwar (or Siddarama or Siddarameswara) was one among the many acharya of Lingayat (Veerashaivism). He was a great mystic and a Kannada poet who was a part of Basavanna's Veerashaiva revolution during the 12th century. Siddharama[1] claims to have written 68,000 vachanas out of which 1379 are in existence. Basavanna, Allama Prabhu, Devara Dasimayya, Channabasava, Siddharama (1150)are regarded as the most acknowledged and respected poets. Vachanakaras wrote in the genre of Veerashaivas,under Kannada literature from the mystic period. His philosophy was one of service to mankind, the path of karmayoga. Siddhes
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