Just a decade  ago they were a common sight on the  streets of Kolar. But today the Mele Madheshwara jogi are far and few in the area. With the onslaught of development and  globalisation, life styles have indeed changed and these interesting aspect of our society have also been effected by them and therefore hard to come by.

Change is a  global phenomena and there is  no escaping it. The standing example to this  fact is the change in the  profession of these jogis.

Spread across Chamarajanagar, , Mysore, and Mandya, the  primary vocation of this sect is begging, They leave their houses around the time of the Suggi  festival and  go begging from door to door and singing devotional songs of Male Madeshwara only to return when the  monsoons  begin. They are indeed a sight for sore eye with their  bright  costumes and base voice that hit the  highest  note.

However their numbers are dwindling and not many of the  next  generation are willing to beg for a living. They are no longer spotted with the same frequency around the state these days.

So if you  do come across one of them, enjoy their treat for it is indeed a rare sight to spot one of these interesting  aspects of our society that we are losing to change