Siddappa Mayappa Bidari, who was born in Bilagi and comes from a family of shepherds, grazed sheep and goats in the adjacent hills and agricultural areas until he was thirty years old.
During those days, People relied only on the neighboring plants and herbal healers because it was quite difficult to find doctors. It was inevitable that Siddappa would perfect the technique of healing human and animal ailments by using herbs.
By chance, Siddappa met a saint who taught him the skill of treating illnesses and ailments. He gradually honed the technique of treating and healing humans and cattle.
The counselling days were on Sunday and Thursday (except Amavasya), and the location was next to a bus stop and under a large neem tree.
There used to be a tremendous throng of cattle due to his undistracted focus on diagnosing the illnesses and sick calves. He would describe the problem and recommend plants, medication components, and application methods. He used to pierce the tongue to extract impure blood and cut holes in the feet of livestock to remove pus. He used to utilize his aid in locating the plants from various locations because the livestock owners and patients were unaware of the plants. As it has been seen, He also used to treat paralysis by putting marks on the body by red hot iron needles. Similar to acupuncture,
He never requested or accepted payment in exchange for his services. People used to hold him in the high respect because of his charitable work without expecting anything in return. He was known as Bidari Siddapa or Siddanna by Bilgi people.
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