Angadi

Angadi is a village in Mudigere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, India. It is traditionally regarded as the original home of the Hoysala dynasty, and its considered the historical heart of Jainism where most Jain present at the time. The village is notable for its ruined Hoysala temples, Jain basadis, and the legendary site where the Hoysala founder Sala (Hoysala Dynasty) is believed to have slain a tiger. == History == According to legend, Angadi—then known as Sosevur or Sasakapura—was the first capital of the Hoysalas. The dynasty’s founder, Sala, is said to have killed a tiger here at the call of his Jain preceptor Sudatta Muni. The act gave rise to the royal emblem and the name "Hoy-sala" ("Strike, Sala").

Though later rulers shifted their capitals to Belur and Halebidu, inscriptions and local traditions indicate that Angadi retained significance as a spiritual and ancestral site.