Lakkundi is known for the temple architecture and Danachintamani Attimabbe (patronage for Kannada literature and Jainism).

Other name for Lakkundi was called as LokkiGundi in the inscriptions.

Lakkundi was ruled by later Chalukyas, Kalachuris, Seuna and the Hoysalas.
The Chalukyas who wrested power from the Rashtrakutas (9th-10th centuries), made Kalyani their capital.
Nothing remains of this city now.
Most of the later Chalukya
temples are preserved in Lakkundi.
The Jain temple at Lakkundi near Gadag forms the next step in the development of Kalyani Chalukyas style introducing a greater ornamental effect in the treatment of the surface.

In the 12th century, the Kalyani Chalukyas style of architecture reaches its maturity and culmination.
Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi, Mallikarjuna at Kuruvatii and Mahadeva Temple (Itagi) are the finest examples produced by the later Chalukya architects.
The architecture of the Kalyani Chalukyas of Kalyani are said to be a link between those of the early Chalukyas of Badami and the Hoysalas who succeeded them.
Lakkundi is known for the temple architecture and Danachintamani Attimabbe (patronage for Kannada literature and Jainism).
Other name for Lakkundi was called as LokkiGundi in the inscriptions.
Lakkundi was ruled by later Chalukyas, Kalachuris, Seuna and the Hoysalas. The Chalukyas who wrested power from the Rashtrakutas (9th-10th centuries), made Kalyani their capital. Nothing remains of this city now. Most of the later Chalukya
temples are preserved in Lakkundi. The Jain temple at Lakkundi near Gadag forms the next step in the development of Kalyani Chalukyas style introducing a greater ornamental effect in the treatment of the surface.
In the 12th century, the Kalyani Chalukyas style of architecture reaches its maturity and culmination. Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi, Mallikarjuna at Kuruvatii and Mahadeva Temple (Itagi) are the finest examples produced by the later Chalukya architects. The architecture of the Kalyani Chalukyas of Kalyani are said to be a link between those of the early Chalukyas of Badami and the Hoysalas who succeeded them.
Lakkundi