Nandi Hills, India

Nandi Hills, India
Nandi Betta
Nandidurga
town
Sunrise seen from Nandi Hills
Sunrise seen from Nandi Hills
Nandi Hills, India is located in Karnataka
Nandi Hills, India
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°23′11″N 77°42′03″E / 13.38626°N 77.70093°E / 13.38626; 77.70093
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictChikkaballapur
Elevation
1,478 m (4,849 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityBangalore

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. The hills are near the town Nandi. In traditional belief, the hills are the origin of the Arkavathy river,[1] Ponnaiyar River, Palar River,[2] Papagni River and Penna River.[3] Watching the sunrise at Nandi Hills is popular with tourists.[4] The first ever SAARC summit hosted by India was held at Nandi Hills in 1986.[5]

  1. ^ "Welcome to Nandi Hills". Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. ^ "River Systems of Karnataka".
  3. ^ Garg, Santosh Kumar (1999). International and interstate river water disputes. Laxmi Publications. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-81-7008-068-8.
  4. ^ Dey, Panchali. "What makes Nandi Hills an ideal getaway from Bengaluru?". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ "SAARC Summit fails to scale great heights in terms of forging mutual cooperation". India Today. 15 December 1986. Retrieved 18 February 2020.