| Hosahalli | |
| Other Name: | gamaka grama |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 13.5368°N 77.2471°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shimoga |
| Named For: | gamaka |
| Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
| Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | sankethi,kannada |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 577 202 |
| Registration Plate: | KA |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Shivamogga |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Shimoga |
| Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Hosahali is one of twin-villages Mattur-Hosahali, on the banks of the Tunga River in Karnataka state, southern India. It lies in an agricultural region where the main crop is the Areca nut. It is known for Sanskrit, Veda, Gamaka (story-telling) and Sangeetha (Carnatic music) Padma Shri awardee HR Keshavamurthy is also from this village. From above, the village appears as a "Paa Ni Pee Tha" (a seat with an extended hand). The village is situated a little over 5 km from Shimoga city and around 4 km from Gajanur Tunga Anicut (dam). [1] [2]
The village has several temples or religious sites.
Gayathri Veda Pathashaala is a residential vedic school which has a library of books about vedas and mythology. Students learn Krishna Yajurveda. Gamaka Kala Parishat (Academy for Gamaka art), Sankethi Sangeetha Sabha, and Geleyara Balaga are other institutions which occasionally conduct programmes in a village social building activity called Gamaka Bhavana. There is also a branch (shakha) of the volunteer organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the village.