 In this period, they built around 1,500 temples in 958 centres.Halebidu was originally called Dvarasamudra (or Dorasamudra), a name derived from two Sanskrit words "Dvara" (gateway, door) and "Samudra" (ocean, sea, large water body).The capital used to be Belur, Karnataka, but Dvarasamudra became the established capital under king Vishnuvardhana and served as the capital of the Hoyasala Empire for nearly 300 years.