Career
He was also prominent painter, sculptor, architect and writer, known for his contribution to Mysore painting and Architecture. Early Life and Around 1908, he had opportunity to work in Mysore under Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV. He composed ‘Manasara’ 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, Mysore.
The School was named Jagadguru Shaivashilpa Brahmarshi Gurukula and it was inaugurated by Maharajah Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar in 1949. Sri Siddalinga Swami severed as official palace artiste until his death in 1952.
