 It is said that Banashankari is the sixth incarnation of the warrior-goddess Durga.Historians have dated the original temple to the 7th century AD - the Kalyani Chalukya period to Jagadekamalla I in 603 AD (according to epigraphic inscriptions) who installed the image of the goddess.The present refurbished temple was built in 1750, by Parusharam Agale, a Maratha chieftain.