Nijasharana Shri Ambigara Chowdaiya (Caudayya) was a saint, poet and social reformer who lived in the 12th century. He was a boatman who went to Kalyan, and joined in the Virasaiva movement and followed Lingayatism. Impressed by the great Saint Sri Basavanna, his writings were based on Shiva Bhakti and caste discrimination. He was a […]
Lingayat Saints
Viswabandhu Marulasiddha | Marularadhya, Daruka | One of Panchacharya of Lingayatism
Viswabandhu Marulasiddha (Marularadhya | Daruka) was a Veerashaiva saint and the follower of Sri Basavanna, the founder of the Lingayat sect in Karnataka. Viswabandhu was considered as one of the five main saints of Lingayatism. Viswabandhu was the founder of a mutt in Ujjini at Karnataka, and his name implies as the relative to the […]