They also controlled surrounding places like Kalya (Kalyana pura), Kunigal, Magadi, Savandurga, Hebbur, Mayasandra, Settikere, Veerasagara, Srigiripura, Shivaganga hills, Biskuru, etc..

We also come across historic evidences about Queen Natyarani Shantaladevi followed Jainism till the end of her life, lived around Sankighatta, like near by place Shivaganga hills and she finally moved to Shravanabelagola and took Sallekhana.

According to historic records, prominent members of the Settru family were - Historians refers Settru were the existing original clan of Hoysala who followed Jainism even after Hoysala Emperor Vishnuvardhana (Bittideva) converted to Srivaiṣṇavas.

Hoysala royal family members along with Bittideva/ Vishnuvardhana's famous and Queen Natyarani (Queen of Dance) pattamahishi Shantaladevi protested the religious conversion and continued to follow Jainism and moved away from Belur Halebidu due to the political and religious situation and settled in Sankighatta.

The damaged and antique black granite statue of Bhagavan Mahaveer is placed just behind the existing main deity in the Jain temple.

On the black granite statue of Mahaveer, we can find the stone inscription about the genealogy of Hoysala royal family from Emperor Vinayaditya (1047–1098) to Narasimha I ಒಂದನೆ ನರಸಿಂಹ (1152–1173).

Even today, Settru family members are the first people to lead the religious functions in Dallina Vardaman Mahaveera Thirtankara Temple.