Sannati, Gulbarga, Karnataka India

Sannati or Sannathi is a small village, located on the banks of the Bhima River in Chitapur taluk of Gulbarga District of Northern Karnataka. It is famous for the

Chandrala Parameshwari Temple and the excavations by the Archaeological Survey of India in the 1986. Sannati is also the place where Rishi Markandeya meditated
 and also composed parts of Markandeya Upanishad. A small temple has been renovated at the place where Markandeya is believed to have sat in meditation. It is
said that Rishi Markandeya predates the arrival of Paduka of Chandrala Parmeshwari.