Pavagada

Pavagada stands beneath a hill fort in the southern Deccan, where Kannada and Telugu country meet. The temple of Kote Anjaneya lies at the foot of the hill. After the defeat of Vijayanagara in 1565, local Nayaka chiefs rose to prominence in the region. Pavagada's ruling line began with Ballappa Nayaka, associated with the construction of its fort, while nearby Penukonda became a seat of the surviving Vijayanagara dynasty.