Chikballapur District
Rocky hill district north-east of Bengaluru, known for Nandi Hills and Skandagiri.
Temple
Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple
Chikballapur
One of Karnataka's oldest and most architecturally layered temples, built up across the Ganga, Chola, Hoysala, and Vijayanagara periods at the foot of Nandi Hills.
Stamp at: Nandi Post Office
Temple
Kaiwara Heritage Site
Chikballapur
Birthplace of the eighteenth-century Kannada saint-poet Kaiwara Narayanappa (Taatayya), and home to an ancient Someshwara temple complex that anchors one of the region's major folk pilgrimages.
Stamp at: Kaiwara Post Office
Hill Station
Nandi Hills Historical Site
Chikballapur
Tipu Sultan's fortified hilltop summer retreat, built on a volcanic plateau that is also the source of three rivers — the Arkavathy, Palar, and Penna.
Stamp at: Nandi Hills Post Office