Chitradurga Fort

Chitradurga Fort Overview

Chitradurga Fort is a magnificent historical fort located in the Chitradurga city , which is a administrative district of Karnataka, India. The Chitradurga Fort built during the 17th and 18th century have gone through the hands of several rulers and undergone the transformation. Chitradurga fort witnessed history from the period of Chalukyas empire and famous for the legend of Onake Obawa. The fort is built in a series of seven concentric fortification walls with various passages, ancient temples. There are 18 temples in the upper fort and one huge temple in the lower fort. Among these temples the oldest and most interesting is the Hidimbeshwara temple. Its a clean and well maintained stone fort, one of the must visit attractions for the tourists in the region to rejoice the history and picturesque view the top of the hill fort. Chitradurga is located on the NH4, approx 200km from Bengaluru, 300km from Belgaum, 390km from Goa, 527km from Hyderabad, 554km from Chennai, 648km from Kochi, 640km from Pune.