Koppal

Koppal is a town in Koppal area in the Indian territory of Karnataka. Koppal is encompassed on three sides by hillocks and was a vital town ever of, prominently known as Kopana Nagar. It contains authentic areas, for example, Koppal Fort, Gavimath and the Male Mallappa Temple. Koppal is known as Jaina Kashi meaning consecrated place for Jains, named on the grounds that there were in excess of 700 Basadis additionally called Basti- Jain Prarthana mandir.

Most prominent of the numerous structures dating from the season of the Western Chalukya Empire are the Mahadeva Temple at Itagi in the Koppal locale, the previous capital of Vijayanagar heads, Anegondi, the Kasivisvesa Temple at Lakkundi in the Gadag area, the Mallikarjuna Temple at Kuruvatti, and the Kallesa Temple at Bagali. The last two are both in the Davangere region.

Different landmarks prominent for their craftsmanship incorporate the Siddhesa Temple at Haveri in the Haveri area, the Amrutesha Temple at Annigeri in the Dharwad locale, the Sarasvati Temple in Gadag, and the Dodda Basappa Temple at Dambal, both in the Gadag region. In Karnataka their most popular sanctuaries are the Kashivishvanatha sanctuary and the Jain Narayana sanctuary at Pattadakal, the two of which are UNESCO World Heritage locales.