Tunga and Bhadra Meeting point kudalagi, Shimoga

Koodli, also spelled Kudli or Kudali, is a small historic village in Shimoga District, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is at the sangam (confluence) of two rivers, the Tunga River and Bhadra River at nearly 1,200 metres (3,937 ft). They meet here to give rise to the Tungabhadra River, a tributary of the Krishna river. Their valleys host many architectural sites. The village was a much larger town and pilgrimage center before the 14th-century, one destroyed during the Islamic-Hindu wars that followed. Important temples and their ruins here include the Sangamesvara temple (8th-century, oldest), Ramesvara temple, Narasimha temple, Sringeri Vediki temple (with monastery), Vishwakarma temple, Sharadamba temple (with monastery), Amma Devasthana, and the Brahmeswara temple. Other scattered ruins of unknown temples are also found here.
This site should not be confused with the other historic temples site called Kudalisangam or Kudalasangama, which is about 300 kilometres (186 mi) north where rivers Malaprabha and Krishna meet.
Koodli is 18 km from Shivamogga, a place where rivers Tunga and Bhadra flow together, hence the name Koodli. It has a Smarta Vedanta monastery stated to have been founded by Adi Shankara himself and is the original Sringeri Matha. Within the premises of the matha, there are shrines of Sharadamba and Shankaracharya. Outside, there are two temples of Hoysala times dedicated to Rameshwara and Narasimha. Koodali is also known as Varanasi of the south. It is home to Rushyashrama, Brahmeshwara, Narasimha and Rameshwara temples. The 600-year-old mutt of Shankaracharya still stands with inscriptions of Hoysala and Okkeri kings.
A small shrine inside the Rameshvara temple
The place has a historic value, with temples of near Hoysala time. There are shasanas carved near the temples that indicate the era when they were built. The exact dates are disputed, but the sculptures date back to age old Indian culture and look exotic. There are various temples - small and large ones built by the rulers who ruled this place in the age old era.