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Kanaganahalli
16.8354° N, 76.9325° E
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Kanganahalli, situated about 3 km from Sannati, is an important Buddhist site where an ancient Mahastupa was built. It is on the left bank of the Bhima river in Chitapur taluk, Kalaburagi district in Karnataka, India. Nalwar is the nearest Railway station about 19 km from Sannati. The Buddhist site about 2.5 km from Chandrala Parameshwari temple of Sannati.
Historical Timeline
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Satavahana inscription (Chimuka year 16)
c. 110 BCE
Site dating range
1st century BCE to 3rd century AD
Stupa construction
1st century BCE
Mahayana patronage
3rd to 4th centuries AD
ASI excavations
1994–1998 and 2000–2002
Conservation restarted
2022
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