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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Savadatti
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| other_name = Savadatti
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| image_caption = Savadatti Fort
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Belgaum district]]
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| area_total_km2 = 16
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| elevation_m = 610
| population_total = 38155
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = 2384.69
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 591 126
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| area_code = 08330
| registration_plate = '''KA-24'''
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'''Saundatti''' also known as '''Savadatti''' (in Kannada)<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.yellammangudda.org/detouristplaces2.htm
|title=Savadatti
|access-date=2009-03-18
}}</ref> is one of the oldest towns in [[Belgaum district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. It is a celebrated [[pilgrimage]] centre located 78 kilometres from [[Belgaum]] and 37 kilometres from [[Dharwad]]. Savadatti is also the name of the [[Tehsil|taluk]] (sub-district), which was previously named Parasgad. There are several ancient temples in Saudatti.

==History of Rashtrakuta kings==

The historical name of the Savadatti was ''Sugandavarti'' "Sougandipura". It was the capital of the [[Ratta dynasty]] (from 875-1230), until the capital shifted to [[Belgaum]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://gazetteer.kar.nic.in/data/gazetteer/postind/Kar_Handbook_2005_Chapter14.Pdf
|title = Chapter XIV, Karnataka, The Tourist Paradise
|access-date = 2009-03-18
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304232130/http://www.gazetteer.kar.nic.in/data/gazetteer/postind/Kar_Handbook_2005_Chapter14.Pdf
|archive-date = 2009-03-04
}}</ref>

* During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Belagaon ([[Belgaum]])<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nkpost.kar.nic.in/tourismbelgaum.htm
|title=Belgaum
|access-date=2009-03-18
}}</ref> was the capital of the Rattas, the chieftains of Saundatti. The fort at Belgaum was built by Bichiraja (Ratta Dynasty) in 1204.
* The Ratta clan was one of several names of the [[Rashtrakuta Dynasty]].
* Rattas of Saundatti accepted<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&q=Saundatti+Ratta+history&pg=PA382
|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization By Sailendra Nath Sen
|isbn=9788122411980
|access-date=2009-03-18
|last1=Sen
|first1=Sailendra Nath
|year=1999
}}</ref> the overlordship of ''Taila II'' (AD 973-977).
* Two of the pillars at Belgaum fort have [[Kannada language|Kannada]] inscriptions in [[Devanagari|Nagari script]], one inscription from around 1199 is attributed to the Ratta king Kartaveerya IV.

===Rattas (Rashtrakutas) suryavanshi kingdom===
{{main|Branches of Rashtrakuta Dynasty}}

* In one of the inscriptions related to Rattas of Saundatti it is mentioned that [[Krishna III]] having appointed ''Prithvirama''<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyoftherash030574mbp/historyoftherash030574mbp_djvu.txt
|title=The Rattas (Rashtrakutas) of Saundatti.
|access-date=2009-03-18
}}</ref> as a chief feudatory had dignified the ''Ratta dynasty'' of Saundatti.

* The Rattas of the saundatti, who were used to represent themselves as lords of the Lattaluru<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AqKw1Mn8WcwC&q=Saundatti+Ratta+history&pg=PA311
|title=Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India By D. C. Sircar
|isbn=9788120806900
|access-date=2009-03-18
|last1=Sircar
|first1=Dineschandra
|year=1971
}}</ref>(present day [[Latur]]), could have represented their ancestor as ''[[Manyakheta]] pua var adhisvara'' if they wanted to avoid ''Lattalura pura var adhisvara.''

===Inscriptions===

* At Saundatti, [[Jain]] inscription slab written in Sanskrit and Kanarese ([[Kannada]])<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://kamalbasti.blogspot.com/
|title= Jain Stone with inscription [ Saundatti ]
|access-date=2009-03-18
}}</ref> of ''Krishna'' [[Rashtrakuta]], Shaka 797 (c. 875 AD), and ''[[Vikramaditya]]'', Shaka 1017 (c. 1095 AD).

* At Saundatti, in front of the [[Western Chalukya]]-style Ankeshwara temple, there is an inscription carved into the wall by the Ratta Chief Ankarasa.

===Jainism===
* The Rattas of Savadatti are Jains<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.jainworld.com/jainbooks/antiquity/jainsind.htm
|title= JAINISM IN SOUTH INDIA
|access-date=2009-03-18
}}</ref> by religion.
* In the 11th century Rattas of Saundatti and their provincial governors were great patrons of [[Jainism]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://kolhapur.nic.in/KolhapurGazetteer/people_jains.html
|title= Kollapur District Gazetteer, JAINS
|access-date=2009-03-18
}}</ref> Kartivirya's son, a Jain saint Munichandra, a minister to Laksmideva and a teacher, and has the title of Acarya, the founder of Ratta-rajya.
* Savadatti has two small Jain [[basadi]]s dating back to Ratta times.

==Tourism==
[[File:Saundatti Fort.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Saundatti Fort, [[Karnataka]]]]
[[File:Savadatti fort 2.JPG|thumb|right|200px| Kadasiddheshwara temple in Savadatti Fort, [[Karnataka]]]]
[[File:Saundatti Renuka Sagara 21.11.2008.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Renuka sagara, Savadatti, [[Karnataka]]]]
[[File:Savadatti Renuka temple.JPG|thumb|left|200px|[[Yellamma Temple, Saundatti|Yallammagudda]], Savadatti, [[Karnataka]]]]
[[File:Navila Teertha, Savadatti 21.11.2008.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Navila Teertha, near Savadatti, [[Karnataka]]]]

===Savadatti fort===
18th century Savadatti fort was built by the ''Sirasangi Desai'' with '''8 bastions'''.
Savadatti fort has a ''Kadasiddheshwara temple'', surrounded by four [[bastion]]s. Around the Kadasiddheshwara temple in the inner chajja of the prakara there is a row of carvings of geometrical patterns with over two hundred designs, some painted.

== Renuka Saagura ==

Renuka Saagura is a reservoir by the [[Malaprabha River]] adjacent to Saundatti, formed by the Naviluteertha Dam. The name Renuka Saagura is because of the Renuka (Yullumma) temple at Yullummagudda, Saundatti.

== Savadatti Yallammana ==

The [[Yellamma Temple, Saundatti|temple of the goddess Yellamma]] or Shree [[Renuka]]devi, is a pilgrimage site for Shakti devotees. Every day, hundreds of pilgrims visit the temple. The congregation is especially large, crossing the one million mark, on two auspicious days in the year - ''Banada Hunnime'' and ''Bharatha Hunnime''. The century-old temple of [[Renuka|Yellamma]] is situated atop Yellammanagudda, amidst the picturesque Ramalinga Hills, about 5kmsfrom Saundatti. Between Saundatti and the temple is the magnificent fort of Paarusgad, dating back to the 10th century.

== Naviluteertha ==

The Renuka Saagura, formed by the [[Naviluteertha]] Dam, touches the low-lying areas of Saundatti. There is a spot called Jogullabhaavi here, where there is a temple. Pilgrims take a holy dip here before visiting the Yullumma hill. This [[Sumaadhi]] (grave) is in the Raamaapur area of Saundatti.

===Shirasangi Shri KalikaDevi Temple===
Shirasangi a small village located approximately 25 kilometers from Saundati is famous for Shri Kalikadevi temple.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} The temple is known to be very ancient and is believed to be the place where Shringa maharishi worshiped Shri Kalikadevi. Shirasangi is also known for Shri Tyagveera Lingaraja Desai. Shri Lingaraj was one of the main donors to give land to K.L.E Society.

==Savadatti Temples==

The town has [[temple]]s dedicated to Ankeshwara, Puradeshwara, Nagarkere Mallikarjuna, Veerabhadra, Ulvi Basavaeshwara, Mouneshwara, Dyamavva and [[Venkateshwara]], which is the largest.

===Puradeshwara temple===
The Puradeshwara temple in the later [[Chalukya]] style is a trikutachala with three ardhamantapas, a common navaranga and two mukhamantapas. Gurlhosur Chidambar temple is also an historical temple. All three [[garbhagriha]]s with pierced windows have [[shivalinga]]s. The [[Sikhara|shikhara]], now damaged, over the central garbhagriha is in [[Kadamba Dynasty|Kadambanagara]] style and the navaranga [[column|pillar]]s are [[lathe]]-turned. Inside the niches of the navaranga are images of [[Parvati]] and [[Veerabhadra]]. This temple has been renovated very crudely. On the day of [[Ugadi]], the rising sun's rays fall directly on the main shivalinga. The outer walls have fine sculptures depicting [[Hindu mythology]] and there are inclined [[chajja]]s all round. The open mukhamantapa, a later addition, is also in the same style with massive pillars.

===Ankeshwara temple===
The Ankeshwara temple in ''Desaigalli'', built by Rattas in 1048 is in the [[Western Chalukya]] style and is below the ground level. There are steps descending to the mukhamantapa.
In front of the temple, there is an inscription carved into the wall by the builder, Ratta Chief Ankarasa.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Saundatti Fort.JPG|Savadatti Fort
Image:Savadatti_fort_4.JPG|Savadatti Fort
Image:Savadatti_fort_3.JPG|Savadatti Fort
</gallery>

==See also==

{|
|-valign=top
|
* [[Marikamba Temple, Sirsi]]
*

* [[Chalukyas]]
* [[Rashtrakuta]]
* [[Branches of Rashtrakuta Dynasty]]
* [[Navilateertha]]
* [[Parasgad fort]]
|
* [[Sogal]]
* [[Hooli]]
* [[North Karnataka]]
* [[Tourism in North Karnataka]]
|}

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{{Historical Places in Karnataka}}

{{Historical places of Rashtrakuta}}
{{Hindu temples in Karnataka}}

On can get more info, from the [[blog|http://karnatakatravel.blogspot.com/]] (which I do often).

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