Frontier town · Contested ground · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Nandi (Nandi Hills)

The hill and the temple village at its foot, with the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple built over several dynasties (Bana, Chola and Hoysala phases).

It is on the road from Kolar to Bengaluru and Tumakuru.

Who holds it

Name
Hoysala by title; the Chola echo in the temple record
Title
lord or governor
Confidence
low

Lord in 1200

Hoysala by title; the Chola echo in the temple record

How things stand that morning

Quiet; part of the eastern march.

Places of note

  • Nandi (Nandi Hills): Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple at the foot of the hill

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Temple layers are from general knowledge; the holder is not named.

Sources and studies

  1. Kolar district, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
  2. OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead, checked against the other sources)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.