A temple town of the Chalukya age on the Shikaripura edge.
Wikipedia (Balligavi) calls the Kedareshwara temple 'the famous 11th century Kedaresvara Temple' and says its matha, of the Kalamukha Shaivas, had the patronage of the Hoysala emperors. It names the town as the birthplace of the queen Shantala Devi and of the Virashaiva saint Allama Prabhu, with Akka Mahadevi born at nearby Udugani: the circle of Basava. Basava is dead by 1200 (1131 to 1196 on Wikipedia, Basava); his followers are spreading through the Hoysala north.
Who holds it
- Title
- Temple priests and Virashaiva teachers
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No head is named in any source we read.
Overlord
Veera Ballala II
How things stand that morning
A temple town of the Hoysala north; the Virashaiva movement is growing round it.
Places of note
- Kedareshwara temple, Balligavi: Chalukya-period temple; position approximate
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The traditions and the temple are on the Balligavi page; the town's political status in 1200 is not recorded.
Primary sources for Hoysala kingdom
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Epigraphia Carnatica: inscriptions of the Mysore country, Various (Hoysala chancery and temple scribes), edited by B. Lewis Rice and R. Narasimhachar (inscriptions of the 4th to 19th centuries; the series ran from 1886 to 1905, revised from 1972). The Hoysala kingdom of Veera Ballala II (reigning 1173 to 1220) is documented almost wholly by the inscriptions in this series, arranged by district and taluk with full English translations. Read online
- Inscriptions of the Silaharas, Various (Silahara chanceries), edited by V. V. Mirashi (inscriptions of the 9th to 13th centuries; edited 1977). Collects the records of the three Silahara houses: North Konkan (Thana), South Konkan, and Kolhapur.
- Sanskrit and Old Canarese Inscriptions relating to the Yadava Kings of Devagiri, Various (Yadava chancery), edited by J. F. Fleet (inscriptions of the 12th and 13th centuries; edited 1876). The first collected edition of the Yadava (Seuna) records, with texts and translations, from the Indian Antiquary. Read online
- South Indian Inscriptions (Archaeological Survey of India), Various (Chola, Pandya and other chanceries and temple scribes), edited by E. Hultzsch, V. Venkayya, H. Krishna Sastri and successors (inscriptions of the 7th to 17th centuries; the series ran from 1890). The temple inscriptions printed here are the primary record of the Tamil country in 1200. Read online
Sources and studies
- Hoysala Empire, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- Balligavi, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- Basava, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead, checked against the other sources)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.