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The fort was built in the 9th century and then it was renovated in the 14th century by Cheluvarangappa. Kavaledurga also called Bhuvanagiri was a stronghold of the Nayakas of Keladi who were the feudatories under the Vijayaanagara rulers and later became independent after the fall of the Vijayanagara kingdom. Venkatappa Nayaka (A.D. 1582-1629) fortified the place here. Built a palace and made it an Agrahara with a Mahattina Matha.
Accessible by a bridle path, threading a soothing country landscape of bright green paddy fields bordered by still lakes The fort lies in serine and scenic location. the fort has seven water bodies and access to water all year long.
Deep in the belly of the jungle and surrounded by rolling hills, the fort would have provided an excellent natural defense to its occupants and a major challenge to an aggressor. The fort encompasses a considerable area that can be visualised as five steps accessible by a pathway, passing through five gates, that would have been heavily fortified to inflict maximum damage on the attacker. Entering the first doorway, one encounters worn out carvings, remains of a temple, crumbling bastions and idle gun-slits. Winding upwards on the hill slope is a stone paved path that skirts dilapidated guard quarters and climbs past the second, third, and fourth gate, to the arrive at ruins of what would have been the primary section of the fort.
Perched on a weathered rock and facing the Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a small shrine known as the Lakshminarayana Temple. From here, one can relish the outstanding view of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the fort walls, stretching out like arms holding bastions in their fists, with a backdrop of gentle undulating hills peppered with small ponds
Wonder why such beautiful places are not made popular and neglected by authorities and hidden from all of us.
You can read more here http://www.karnataka.com/
INCREDIBLE BHARATHA
*Kavaledurga*
Tucked in the beautiful Western Ghats
16km away from Thirthahalli, Sivamogga Dist, Karnataka is the beautiful
9th century fort.. Kavaledurga Fort. The fort was built in the 9th century and then it was renovated in the 14th century by Cheluvarangappa. Kavaledurga also called Bhuvanagiri was a stronghold of the Nayakas of Keladi who were the feudatories under the Vijayaanagara rulers and later became independent after the fall of the Vijayanagara kingdom. Venkatappa Nayaka (A.D. 1582-1629) fortified the place here. Built a palace and made it an Agrahara with a Mahattina Matha.
Accessible by a bridle path, threading a soothing country landscape of bright green paddy fields bordered by still lakes The fort lies in serine and scenic location. the fort has seven water bodies and access to water all year long.
Deep in the belly of the jungle and surrounded by rolling hills, the fort would have provided an excellent natural defense to its occupants and a major challenge to an aggressor. The fort encompasses a considerable area that can be visualised as five steps accessible by a pathway, passing through five gates, that would have been heavily fortified to inflict maximum damage on the attacker. Entering the first doorway, one encounters worn out carvings, remains of a temple, crumbling bastions and idle gun-slits. Winding upwards on the hill slope is a stone paved path that skirts dilapidated guard quarters and climbs past the second, third, and fourth gate, to the arrive at ruins of what would have been the primary section of the fort.
*The magnificent Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Lakshminarayana Temple*
The fourth gate of the Kavaledurga Fort opens into a wide field dotted with numerous ruins of which the Kashi Vishwanath Temple still retains its magnificence. Two towering pillars stand stoically in its courtyard leading to the temple that showcases the brilliance of temple architecture, during the reign of the Keladi kings.Perched on a weathered rock and facing the Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a small shrine known as the Lakshminarayana Temple. From here, one can relish the outstanding view of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the fort walls, stretching out like arms holding bastions in their fists, with a backdrop of gentle undulating hills peppered with small ponds
Wonder why such beautiful places are not made popular and neglected by authorities and hidden from all of us.
You can read more here http://www.karnataka.com/
INCREDIBLE BHARATHA
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