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  Santhebennur Pushkarini , locally known as ‘Santebennur Honda’, is a historic pond in  Santhebennur  village in  Davangere district  of  Karnataka , India. [1]  It was built by a local  palegar , Kenga Hanumantappa Nayaka, in the 16th century. Pushkarini has a length of 250 feet (76 m) and width of 240 feet (73 m), and the depth is over 30 feet (9.1 m). The sides are lined with granite steps. Originally there were eight towers; only six remain. [2] At the centre of the pond is Vasantha Mantapa, also known as karanji (fountain) mantapa, a symmetrical pillared tower which is built in Indo-Arabic style of architecture. It is built using granite, brick and mortar. [3]  The design of this multi-levelled tower, which covers an area about 34 sq ft (3.2 m 2 ), is in such a way that it appears to be floating in water when viewed from the banks of the pond. The arches, vaults and domes of the mantapa are built in the Arabic style of architecture while its columns, pyramidical towers and carvin