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Nandi Hills (Anglicised forms include Nandidurg and Nandydoorg) is an ancient hill station built by Ganga Dynasty in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka state. It is 10 km from Chickballapur town and approximately 60 km from Bengaluru .
Nandi Hills, Another popular hill station nearby, known for its sunrise views and ancient temples. Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple, A historic temple at the base of Nandi Hills, known for its beautiful architecture. Forest Department Office Cloud over Skandagiri, view from Muddenahalli Kummaulghur, as drawn by Alexander Allan ca. 1792
Nandi Hills is an 11th-century hill station that was developed by the Ganga dynasty in present-day Karnataka, India. [3] [4] Tipu Sultan (1751–1799) notably used it as a summer retreat. [5] Hill stations in British India were established for a variety of reasons.
Dane Kennedy, following Monika Bührlein, identifies three stages in the evolution of hill stations in India: high refuge to hill station, and hill station to town. The first settlements started in the 1820s, primarily as sanitoria. In the 1840s and 1850s, there was a wave of new hill stations, with the main impetus being "places to rest and ...
Pages in category "Hill stations in Karnataka" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Nandi Hills, India; S. Sakleshpur; Sampakhanda ...
Chikkaballapur has a high elevation located in the center of the Nandi Hills region. "Panchagiri" is a common descriptor of Chikkaballapur as it is surrounded by 5 picturesque hills among which Nandi Hills is the famous one (The five hills are known as Nandi Giri, Chandra Giri, Skandagiri, Brahma Giri, and Hema Giri).
Kemmannugundi (Red Soil Pit) is a hill station in Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is at the elevation of 1434m above sea level, with its peak at 1863m. [1] This was the summer retreat of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, and as a mark of respect to the king, it is also known as Sri Krishnarajendra Hill Station.
Kodaikanal (Tamil: [ko'ɖaɪ'kaːnəl]) (English: ko-DYE-KAH-null) is a municipality and hill station in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.It is situated at an altitude of 2,225 m (7,300 ft) in the Palani hills of the Western Ghats.