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The Bhima-side village of Sannati in Chittapur taluk — the Chandralamba temple and the great Kanaganahalli Buddhist stupa with its Ashoka portrait.

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Kanaganahalli Buddhist Stupa, Sannati
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DistrictKalaburagi
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Highlights

  • Sannati (Chandralamba Temple) — The Chandralamba (Chandrala Parameshwari) temple on the Bhima at Sannati — a Shakta pilgrimage site whose 1986 collapse of a slab revealed rare Ashokan edicts, linking the living temple to one of India’s oldest Buddhist landscapes.
  • Kanaganahalli Buddhist Stupa — The excavated Maha Stupa at Kanaganahalli near Sannati — a roughly 2,000-year-old "Adholoka Maha Chaitya" ringed by carved limestone panels, including a unique portrait relief of Emperor Ashoka; one of the most important early Buddhist finds in the Deccan.
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How to visit

  • Nearest airport: Kalaburagi (GBI), 12 km east of the city centre and 16 km by road from the fort, but with only one route; Hyderabad (HYD), ~231 km by road, is the practical one
  • Rail gateway: Kalaburagi Junction (KLBG) on the Mumbai–Chennai line, with Wadi a major junction nearby
  • NH-150 and NH-50; KSRTC and private buses from Hyderabad (~231 km), Solapur, Vijayapura and Bidar; a car is best for Sannati, Malkhed and Ganagapur.

Distance by road

  • Kalaburagi69 km
  • Vijayapura170 km
  • Hyderabad218 km
  • Ballari249 km
  • Hubballi308 km
  • Belagavi388 km
  • Bengaluru559 km

Road distances measured on real routed roads to Sannati itself, not to the district headquarters, on 24 August 2026. Driving time is deliberately not published: free-flow routing badly understates a Deccan single-carriageway highway, so allow more than the distance suggests.

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Sunrise6:16 am
Sunset5:59 pm
Golden hour best light4:59 pm–5:59 pm
Blue hour after sunset5:59 pm–6:24 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 260°
Moon tonight🌓 First quarter · 54%

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Where to go from Sannati

Kalaburagi, KalaburagiBahmani-capital city base
Town / base

Kalaburagi

The old Bahmani capital (Gulbarga) — the moated Gulbarga Fort and its Córdoba-style Jama Masjid, the seven Haft Gumbaz tombs and the echoing Chor Gumbad, the Khwaja Bande Nawaz dargah, the Sharana Basaveshwara temple and the modern Buddha Vihar.

Gulbarga FortJama Masjid, Gulbarga FortSharana Basaveshwara TempleKhwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah
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Ganagapur (Dattatreya Temple), GanagapurFeatured: Ganagapur (Dattatreya Temple)
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Ganagapur

The Deval Ganagapur pilgrimage town in Afzalpur taluk on the Bhima–Amarja confluence — a major Dattatreya shrine.

Ganagapur (Dattatreya Temple)
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Bahmani-ruins base
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Firozabad

The ruined Bahmani pleasure-capital on the Bhima, south-west of Kalaburagi.

Firozabad Ruins
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Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary, ChincholiFeatured: Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary
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Chincholi

The forested eastern taluk — the Chincholi wildlife sanctuary and the Chandrampalli dam and backwaters.

Chincholi Wildlife SanctuaryChandrampalli Dam
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Bennethora Dam, ChittapurFeatured: Bennethora Dam
Town / base

Chittapur

The Chittapur belt — the Bennethora dam and reservoir in the district’s dry countryside.

Bennethora Dam
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Malkhed (Manyakheta), MalkhedFeatured: Malkhed (Manyakheta)
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Malkhed

Ancient Manyakheta on the Kagina — the Rashtrakuta imperial capital, its ruined fort and historic Jain math.

Malkhed (Manyakheta)
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In the district

Where Sannati sits in Kalaburagi district

Nearest airportKalaburagi (GBI), 12 km east of the city centre and 16 km by road from the fort, but with only one route; Hyderabad (HYD), ~231 km by road, is the practical one
Rail gatewayKalaburagi Junction (KLBG) on the Mumbai–Chennai line, with Wadi a major junction nearby
Bus / road accessNH-150 and NH-50; KSRTC and private buses from Hyderabad (~231 km), Solapur, Vijayapura and Bidar; a car is best for Sannati, Malkhed and Ganagapur.
District HQKalaburagi
LandscapeKalyana-Karnataka Deccan district on the Bhima and Kagina rivers, ~450 m

Kalaburagi district is known for: The Bahmani Gulbarga Fort and Jama Masjid, the Haft Gumbaz tombs, the Khwaja Bande Nawaz dargah and Sharana Basaveshwara temple, the Kanaganahalli Buddhist stupa at Sannati, the Rashtrakuta capital of Malkhed and the Dattatreya town of Ganagapur.

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The Chandralamba (Chandrala Parameshwari) temple on the Bhima at Sannati — a Shakta pilgrimage site whose 1986 collapse of a slab revealed rare Ashokan edicts, linking the living temple to one of India’s oldest Buddhist landscapes.

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Kanaganahalli Buddhist Stupa, Sannati
PlaceKanaganahalli Buddhist Stupa

The excavated Maha Stupa at Kanaganahalli near Sannati — a roughly 2,000-year-old "Adholoka Maha Chaitya" ringed by carved limestone panels, including a unique portrait relief of Emperor Ashoka; one of the most important early Buddhist finds in the Deccan.

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Kanaganahalli Buddhist Stupa

Pair the excavated 2,000-year-old stupa with the Chandralamba temple at Sannati, ~55 km from the city; a car is best.

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What are the best places to visit in Sannati?

Top places to visit in Sannati include Sannati (Chandralamba Temple), Kanaganahalli Buddhist Stupa — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.

How do I reach Sannati?

The nearest airport to Sannati is Kalaburagi (GBI), 12 km east of the city centre and 16 km by road from the fort, but with only one route; Hyderabad (HYD), ~231 km by road, is the practical one. The rail gateway is Kalaburagi Junction (KLBG) on the Mumbai–Chennai line, with Wadi a major junction nearby. NH-150 and NH-50; KSRTC and private buses from Hyderabad (~231 km), Solapur, Vijayapura and Bidar; a car is best for Sannati, Malkhed and Ganagapur.

What is the best time to visit Sannati?

October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Sannati and the rest of Karnataka. March to May is hot on the plains, and the June–September southwest monsoon brings the main rains, heaviest along the coast and Western Ghats.

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