Revannath is a incarlation of "Chamas Narayan", 8th Nararayan of Navnarayan (Navnath). As he was living only on "Milk", he is poppularly known as "Halsidhnath". In Kannada, Hal means milk.
He travelled right from Vita to Appachiwadi. He made "Appachiwadi, Kurli and around area" as his "Karmabhoomi" to re-established the precepts of Dharma and social morality.