Chitapur

Chitapur lies in the Bhima basin of the northern Deccan, near the old Rashtrakuta capital of Manyakheta. At Sannati and Kanaganahalli to the south, the river country preserves the remains of an early Buddhist centre patronised by the Satavahanas. Its great stupa was decorated with carved limestone panels, including a labelled image of King Ashoka. Fortified remains and a monastery testify to the settlement that once grew beside the river.