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Ancient Buddhist site of Sannati in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka on the bank of the Bhima River got a restoration project in 2022
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavated the area in 1994
The study of the material found in the excavation firmly established that the “abandoned well” was indeed the site of Adholoka Maha Chaitya [the Great Stupa of the Netherworlds] as it was referred to and described in many inscriptions and built in the Ashokan era.
The Maha Stupa (22 meters in diameter and rose to a height of about 17 meters), is believed to have been developed in three constructional phases – Maurya, Early Satavahana and Later Satavahana periods -- stretching from 3rd Century B.C. to 3rd Century A.D.
Bhima River
Also known as the Chandrabagha River, is a major tributary of the Krishna River.
It originates near Bhimashankar Temple in the Bhimashankar hills near Karjat on the western side of the Western Ghats, in the Pune District of Maharashtra.
Bhima flows southeast through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana.
The Bhima River merges into the Krishna River at Kadlur (Raichur) in Karnataka.
This 861 km-long river has the Western Ghats on the west, the Balaghat Range in the north, and the Mahadeo Hills in the south.
Bhima River
It runs in a well-entrenched valley, and its banks are heavily populated.
The total basin area of the river is 48,631 sq. km, out of which 75 percent lie in the state of Maharashtra.
The river is rain-fed, and the volume of the river varies based on the monsoonal changes.
Major tributaries are the Sina, Indrayani,Ghod and Nira rivers.
Pandharpur is an important pilgrimage centre located on the right bank of Bhima River.
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