Breathtaking and Inspiring Chitradurga fort!

Iam back with a captivating story about India’s rich history , journey's make stories

Yes we will explore a World Heritage site- Chitradurga Fort

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitradurga

Chitra means Picture,

Kal means stone /rock,

Durga means Fort,

Chitradurga is a magnificent fort located in the city of Chitradurga about 204 kms from Bengaluru

It is also known as “Elu suttina kote" the 7 layers of fortification has many hills inside the fort

The fort was built under the administration of Palegaras who were subordinates to Vijayanagara Kingdom.

The fort has oil reservoirs, water reservoirs, temples and mountain huts where the earlier inhabitants lived.

Chitradurga is a beautiful wonder to explore

At the entrance you could find a coiled snake.

Can you guess what the coiled snake means?

The zig zag route of the fort is explained by this coiled snake.

My photography skills are based on my Instinct. The best thing about Photography is that you are capturing the fleeting present and not past or future.

Cannon balls were fired through the Wall

Inside the fort , Incredible Karnataka!

Swords were kept inside the oil tanks to avoid corrosion

7 lines of Concentric ramparts ..anyone who loves trekking will understand how beautiful these mountains are . Dry boulders on one side and greenery on the other side , I simply loved it .

From the top..

The architecture of the fort is elegant

Every boulder will impress you

The office chambers of Palegaras.

Then i met the world's 10th rock climbing champion , and India's 1st Rock Climbing Champion.

Jyothi Raja Alias Kothi Raja - An athlete who is going to be taking part in 2020 Olympics.

Deepa Stambha and Uyyale Stambha

It was extremely difficult for enemies to enter the fort

As narrated by the wikipedia , Obavva was the wife of a Tower watch guard ..

One fine day….and the story begins..

During the reign of Madakari nayaka the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of Hyder Ali (1720-1782)

Inspite of tight security there was a place / a hole from where a man could enter the fort , Hyderali planned to led his army into the fort through that hole…

The hole through which Hyderali’s soldiers entered the fort is called as Obbavana Kindi

The watch guard came home for his meals at noon and during his meal he needed water to drink ..

Watchguard's home.

Watchguard's wife Obavva went out to fetch water from the pond for her husband.

Pond below...

halfway through the hill she saw soldiers entering the fort through the hole.

A tourist trying to enter through the hole..

She then used a pestle to kill the soldiers one by one hitting them on their head.

An ordinary wife of a watch guard has set an example for each one of us to take on challenges in life

The female pride of Karnataka – "Onake Obbava".

The place is known as Obavvana Kindi.

Although her brave attempt killed may soldiers Madakari Nayaka could not resist attack from Hyderali during 1779 and the fort was lost to Hyderali , after Hyderali captured the fort he built a mosque inside the fort and one of the entrance was reconstructed in indo –islamic style as seen below

This place is associated with Mahabharatha as well . Bhima married Hidimbi here and this temple below is dedicated to Hidimbi.

On the 2 sides of the Bridge there are 2 lakes known as Akka Tangi Kola , the 2 lakes were used for rain water harvesting. A success story of rain water harvesting in a barren area.