 The Kalamukhas were themselves subdivided, with at least two divisions, called the Saktiparisad and the Simhaparisad.The former of these were found over a wide-ranging area and the latter were mostly concentrated around the districts of Dharwar and Shimoga.According to Ramendra Nath Nandi, the first known record of the Kalamukha sect is a grant issued by the Rashtrakuta dynasty in 807 CE, although he also refers to the existence of a Kalamukha monastery in Mysore in the 8th century.