Senior Muruga Rajendra Swami, who died on 8 August 1994, requested that his remains be buried beside the Ontikallu Matha near Holalkere.

Today, a sprawling park exists here with blooming plants and trees covering 15 acres (61,000 m2), along with a fruit garden on a 40-acre (162,000 m2) plot beside the Leela Visranti Vana (at a cost of Rs 5 crores).

A Sharana Smaranotsava is arranged in January every year to pay tribute to the late Swamiji, and to recall the silent revolution that changed ordinary people's lives by the twelfth-century humanists led by Basavanna.

Spandana Global Foundation is situated at Kalkere Lambani Hatti Shivamoga-Chitradurga road, from the city 15 kilometers.

NGOs' activities are to give education, Health, Employment, Training to Society through Karnataka State.

"The major part of taluk falls under semi malnad(Aree Malenadu) with Arecanut and coconut plantations and semi-arid forest with bushy trees widely spread around Madikeri Pura, Mincheri, Bhemasamudra, holalkere kavalu, HD Pura", making it as trans malnad and link to dry land.

This new village is well known for the Raghavendra Swamy Seva Ashram that runs an orphanage, Yoga education, and Ayurvedic Centre.