known as the gaya of the south, avani has a cluster of ramalingeshwara temple all within one courtyard dedicated to lakshmana, bharata and shatrugna as well as a shankar math built by the nolamba dynasty. legend has it, that the hill above was home to valmiki’s ashram, where lava &amp; kusha were born and raised. gunigantipalya. ranaberamma temple gunugantipalya, gangamma temple gunigantipalya circle