Gavimutha is an old and noted Veerashaiva Mutt situated close to
Koppal Parshwanath Basadi at
Koppal. The vicinity of this mutt was once the center of Jaina and Veerashaiva religion and culture. Gavimutha is associated with a saint called Gavisiddeshwara, from where an
Ashoka edict was excavated. Around the mutt lie several Jain idols and inscriptions which have great archeological importance.
