Chaudayyadanapur is a small village in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri District in Karnataka state of India.

All facets of Indian civilisation (religion, art and poetry) are exemplified in an exquisite Mukteshwara temple,[1] located within the village.

Shivapur, the old name of Chaudadanapur (Chaudayyadanapur) comes from a 12th-century saint and social reformer Basaveshwar, who donated this village to Ambigara Chaudayya (a boatman).

The temple of Mukteshwar at Chaudayyadanapur in Ranebennur Taluk is a beautiful representative of the style and the high culture of that time.

They provide information on the local rulers, kings of Guttala (Gupta ascendancy), on some constructions in the temple complex, on diverse donations to the deity.