The Aikya Mantapa or the holy Samādhi of Basavanna, the founder of the Lingayatism along with Linga, which is believed to be self-born (Swayambhu), is here.

The main attractions in and around Kudala Sangama are: An inscription in the temple of AD 1213 records a gift to the god Acheshvara.

It is believed that in the 12th century Jathaveda Muni Sarangamath had set up an education centre here and Basaveshvara, Channabasavanna and Akkanagamma were students.

Close by is the holy pilgrim centre and the renowned temple of Sangameshwara, on the riverbank, at the confluence of the Krishna and the Malaprabha rivers.

In front of the temple, in the midst of the river, is a small stone mantapa with a Shivalinga in it, and lofty cement concrete dry well has been built around it to protect it from submersion.

Basavanna, keeping welfare as the ultimate aim, expedited programmes to take religion to the people by preaching and writing religious literature in Kannada.