Records also indicate that an ancient University existed here. The Kedareshwara matha belonging to the Kalamukha Shaivas and the Kodiya matha was well known and had the patronage of the Hoysala emperorsmarking the place as one of religious activity.
The mathas belonged to ShaivasVaishnavasJainas and Buddhists. The golden age of Balligavi was during the rule of the Western Chalukya Empire during the 10thth centuries. Important Kadamba inscriptions like the Talagunda inscriptions, near Balligavi have been collected by the Archaeological Survey of India. Archaeologically, Balligavi dates from the Satavahana - Kadamba era and the Chaturmukha linga four faced linga here is in that style.
A place of antiquity, it is known for its ancient monuments. Dakshina Kedara means Kedarnath of the South. Balligavi a town in Shikaripura taluk Shivamogga district of Karnataka state, Indiais today known as Belagami or Balagame.
