Davangere is known to be a donator's city. Since it was a merchants city, rich people used to give donations for social works. Davanagere has Rajanahalli hanumanthappa choultry(located at heart of the city, near old bus stand in NH4), which is completely free for wedding ceremonies, naming ceremonies and other functions. Another mini choultry is also is there beside this choultry, which also serves for the same purpose. UBDT college was also given donation by Brahmappa tavanappa and Devendrappa tavanappa for the government engineering college(their names were kept for the college). Late Jayadeva Murugharajendra swamiji donated for Medical college in Davangere(It was named Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugharajendra (JJM) Medical college for the same reason) Bengaluru/Bangalore's famous Jayadeva cardiology hospital was named by his name for donations by Jayadeva swamiji. The city has the valuable donation by the philonthrophic "Dharmaprakasha" Late Sri Murigappa Chigateri in the form of the Chigateri General Hospital, which is the main public hospital in the area.