Koodli, also spelled Kudli or Kudali, is a small historic village in Shimoga District, in the Indian state of Karnataka.

The village was a much larger town and pilgrimage center before the 14th-century, one destroyed during the Islamic conquests of the south.

The ancient mutt of Adi Shankaracharya was relocated back here some 600 years ago and still stands with inscriptions of Hoysala and Okkeri kings.

There are various temples - small and large ones built by the rulers who ruled this place in the age old era.

A small temple with Nandi denotes the exact point where the two rivers meet, and is considered to be sacred.

There is very old Indian style school of learning for Shankara philosophy, called the Koodli mutt.

This has a long history: Once upon a time in the 15th or 16th century, the chief Swami of Shringeri had been on a teerthayaatre, probably to Kashi.

When the chief returned after a long time, he met his disciple at Kudali and heard of the events.

This matha was bifurcated when Akshobhya theertha fell ill and his disciple Sri Jayatirtha was on pilgrimage.

Knowing that the time had come for him to enter vrindavana, he ordered one of his disciples to be the pontiff of the Uttaradi Math until Sri Jayatirtha returned.