why Annigeri is famous for ?
Annigeri is the place of birth of the famous Kannada poet Adikavi Pampa . It is well known for the black stone temple built by the Western Chalukya Empire known as Amruteshwara Temple . The Amruteshwara Temple was built in 1050 CE with dravida articulation, and was the first temple made of soapstone. To know more about Kannada poet Adikavi Pampa reffer this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adikavi_Pampa To know more about Chalukya Dynasty reffer this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalukya_dynasty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoysala_architecture