. ▁D har war ▁and ▁Hub li ▁are ▁two ▁other ▁major ▁towns ▁which ▁are ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁respectively ▁from ▁Sau nd atti . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁temple ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 4 ▁by ▁Bom appa ▁N ay aka ▁of ▁Ray bag . ▁According ▁to ▁arch ae ological ▁evidence ▁found ▁around ▁the ▁temple , ▁a ▁temple ▁existed ▁here ▁either ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁or ▁late ▁Chal uk yan ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 8 th ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 1 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁meg al ith ic ▁tomb s ▁found ▁here ▁are ▁dated ▁to ▁a ▁much ▁earlier ▁period . ▁Also ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁hill ▁are ▁pot sh erd s ▁of ▁early ▁historic ▁red ware ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁BC ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁AD , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁meg al ith ic ▁black ware ▁and ▁red ware . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁Y ell amma ▁fert ility ▁cult ▁was ▁pre val ent ▁here ▁even ▁during ▁the ▁Chal uk yan ▁period , ▁following ▁their ▁taking ▁possession ▁of ▁this ▁region ▁from ▁the ▁K ad amb as ▁of ▁Ban avas i . ▁ ▁Another ▁place ▁of ▁worship ▁is ▁the ▁sacred ▁" Y og ar b avi ▁S aty ab amma ▁K unda " ▁or ▁tank ▁at ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁hill , ▁where ▁dev ote es ▁bat he ▁and ▁put ▁on ▁new ▁clothes ▁before ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁the ▁temple ▁for ▁worship . ▁A ▁notable ▁custom ▁observed ▁here ▁is