Halmidi is best known as the place where the oldest known inscription exclusively in Kannada language, the Halmidi inscription, was discovered. Anterior to this, many inscriptions with Kannada words have been discovered, such as Brahmagiri edict of 230 BCE of Emperor Ashoka.
Halmidi is celebrated for being the location where the earliest known inscription composed exclusively in Kannada, the Halmidi inscription, was found. Before this, several inscriptions containing Kannada words have been discovered, such as the Brahmagiri edict of 230 BCE by Emperor Ashoka.