About the History of Bodhan :
North-west of Gulbarga via Chinchanasur, on the right bank of Bennetore river. Mentioned in ancient inscriptions as 'Piriya Bodhana', it was a 'Sarasvatipura' during the time of Maleyamati, the queen of the Kalyana Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI. It was anciently located in Gonka-120 Kampana of Alanda-l000 division. So far, a solitary inscription has been reported from this place. This inscription lying in front of the Mallikarjuna temple belongs to the time of Jagadekamalla II, the Kalyana Chalukya king. It informs that in 1142 Naranadeva Dandanayaka, the prabhu of Bodhana, caused to be erected a Trikuta temple for gods Mallikarjuna, Keshava and Mulasthanadeva and installed in it gods Maheshvara, Murari, Kumara, Bhairava,
Chandi, Bhanu, Phani, Gananatha and Saptamatrikas, and on that occasion for worship in the temple, Bammanayya Nayaka gave land grant. The inscription reveals at the end that the epigraph was composed by sahaja-kavi-sarvabhauma Madhava. Thus it becomes clear that the Mallikarjuna temple containing the inscription in question itself is the Trikuta temple referred to in it. This temple consists of three separate garbhagrihas with antaralas joined together by a common navaranga. In the principal garbhagriha is a Shivalinga (Mulasthanadeva) and its doorframe is beautiful with three shakha decoration. The architrave has five superstructure models which are attractive. In the navaranga are eight devakoshtas some of which contain
two and half feet tall Brahma, Bhairav and Ganapathi images. The pillars of the navaranga are attractive and its doorframe is decorated with four shakhas, Gajalakshmi being in the Lalata. In front of this temple is a heroom stone of about 13th Century.
Later Basappagouda,The prabhu of Bodhana in 15th century middle around in his time constructed Bodhan gate(agasi),Hanuman temple and Laxmi tample, He was killed bythieves because he was protecting village forms from thieves.
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