Lakshmeshwara is a town, and newly created Taluk place along with Gajendragad in Gadag district,[1] in the Indian state of Karnataka.

There are two ancient Jain temples (Sannabasadi and Shankabasadi) in the town, as well as a notable Jamma Masjid.

There are theories of the origin of the name Lakshmeshwara:[citation needed] Name itself suggest Lakshmi worshipped Shiva and Did Penance to be Goddess of wealth and main Deity of temple is Shiva.

[6] They include Devachakra Bhattaraka, Shankanacharya, Hemadevacharya, Padmasena, Tribhuvana Chandra Padmita and Rama Dvacharya.

[7] The temple complex with three main entrances is surrounded by high walls look like a fort.

Basadi, which consists of a garbhagriha, a large ardhamandapa, larger mahamandapa and a rangamandapa.

Another Jain temple at Lakshmeshwara is the Ananthanatha Basadi, built in AD 1250, which is in the middle of the town.

During the 16th &17th century Laxmeshwar was governed by the general Syed Ankush khan (syed bukhari) under Adil shahi kingdom of Bijapur, He was warrior also pious noble saint so The king appoint and rewarded him this place and surrounding villages as his jagir, He had his fort here at laxmeshwar where he would run his darbar (today's govt revenue offices).

This saint ankush khan also donated zagir at Shiratti to one desai for religious activities and started the fakirswamy tradition, Later syed Ankushkhan settled in a village near laxmeshwar where there's his mausoleum dargah (Bade nana dargah), where thousands of devotees gather every month; Every year urus is celebrated by the saints Lenial descendants Dr D. B. Peerzade and family.

After the fall of adil shahi sultanate 19th century pre and early post independence laxmeshwar was under miraj sarkar (patvardhan) later laxmeshwar was under bombay presidency before the formation of state of karnataka......  :::::: The Dargah (mausoleum) of Sulaiman Badshah Qadri, also known as the "Doodh Nana Valli" is located in the town.

This Sufi saint is very famous and even his painting photos are sold in different dargahs all over south India.

During Adilshahi rule (Bijapur Sultanate), they built monuments like Masjid, Dargah.

The Jumma Masjid at Lakshmeshwara which dates back to the time of the Adilshahi rule.

The masjid attracts a large number of tourists and it comes under Archeological Survey of India.