This is an oral epic of the 

Kuruba Community in the districts

of Belgaum, Gulbarga and Bellary Bagalkot, Vijayapura (Bijapur) [1] This oral epic has preserved for
generations the collective experiences of the community and its cultural heroes, and its living
traditions. This version was sung by an old reputed singer called Siddappa Meti and his associates,
runs to 23,250 lines. During the performance of this epic, the singer sings to the rhythm of a small
drum; and no other instrument is used. Both in rhythm and style, this is different from the other two
epics described earlier. (Male Mahadeshwara and Manteswamy). Whereas the earlier ones use both
stylised prose and verse, this narrative is completely in verse; and at the end of each unit, the
singer's name is used. There are two heroes in this epic (Beerappa and Maalingaraya) and many
inset-stories. Since many stories and incidents follow each other swiftly, there is not much room for
descriptions. There are fourteen cantos (adhyaaya) and each canto consists of many sections
(Sandu).