Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Dharmasthala Temple" in English language version.
Madhwa Saint Vadirajaswamy of the Sode Matha who paid a visit to this place in the 16th century reconsecrated the linga and bestowed on the place the name Dharmasthala which was till then called Kuduma.
In the Siva temple, the priests are Madhva brahmins—Vaishnavites—but Hegde, the dharmadhikari of all temples, is a Jain.