On location Sketch of SHRI SHARANA BASAVESWARA TEMPLE. Pen & Ink on Paper. A shrine at Kalburgi (Gulbarga),an ancient town in the north-eastern part of Karnataka. The temple is dedicated to an eminent Hindu religious teacher and philosopher, Shri Sharana Basaveshwara, A Lingayat saint of the 18th century. The temple houses the Samadhi of Sharana Basaveshwara at the center called the garbha gudi This temple has a history of 400 years.