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About Saundatti
Savadatti is one of the oldest towns in Belagavi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a Hindu pilgrimage centre, 78 kilometres from Belagavi and 41 kilometres from Dharwad. Savadatti is also the name of the taluk (sub-district), which was previously named Parasgad. There are several ancient temples in Savadatti.
From the Wikipedia article Saundatti (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The historical name of the Savadatti was Sugandavarti "Sougandipura". It was the capital of the Ratta dynasty (from 875-1230) and Ancient hub of Jainism.
During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Belagavi was the capital of the Rattas, the chieftains of Savadatti. The fort at Belagavi was built by Bichiraja (Ratta Dynasty) in 1204.
The Ratta clan was one of several names of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty.
Rattas of Savadatti accepted the overlordship of Taila II (AD 973-977).
Two of the pillars at Belagavi fort have Kannada inscriptions in Nagari script, one inscription from around 1199 is attributed to the Ratta king Kartaveerya IV.
From the History section of Saundatti on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hubballi Airport (HBX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 45 km away.
- Rāmdurg 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Bail-Hongal 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Nargund 29 km east, about 29 min by car
- Navalgund 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Hubballi 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Annigeri 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Sulebhāvi 52 km west, about 52 min by car
- Kerūr 53 km northeast, about 53 min by car
- Gokak 55 km northwest, about 55 min by car
- Belagavi 66 km west, about 1 h by car
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Photo credits
- Saundatti Fort, Manjunath Doddamani Gajendragad at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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