 Almost all the siddis in present-day India are mixed indo-African There are very few pure siddi populations in Karnataka today, most of the pure Siddi population living in Gujarat.Many of them have lost their original African names and culture however they have retained some forms of African traditions in the form of dance and music.There are references to Siddhi palace guards in Kodagu during the reign of Dodda Veerarajendra (1763–1809) in the Kannada book "Kodagina Itihasa".