 During rule of "Mustafa Khan" the temple, the back corners of the temple hall completely damaged including number of carvings in the exterior wall panels 
but the pillars, the artistic carvings and the ceiling designs are intact.Ten-year-old Haveri has many distinct features, the district has the rare distinction of housing a "Black Buck Sanctuary" and a "Peacock Sanctuary", second only to the one in Uttarakhand.Bankapura is now considered as a conservation reserve for peacocks by the Government of India.