Location
This historical place is situated 21 Kms from Shikaripura taluka. This place is also known, as Dakshina Kedara was the capital of Banawasi rulers in the 12th century. The place is associated with several eminent Veershaiva saints like Allama prabhu, Akka-Mahadevi, Animishayya and Ekantada Ramayya. There are remains of many temples, shrines, mastikals, viragals and nisidigals. Some important temples are Kedareshvara temple made out of soap stone and is a fine specimen of late Chalukyan type, Tripurantakeshvara temple resembling the works of Belur and Halebedu, Prabhudeva temple is a smaller trikutchala structure, etc.