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Articles tagged “Heritage”

History

Chandravalli: digging into Chitradurga's ancient past

Just outside the city, the valley of Chandravalli has yielded evidence of settlements more than two thousand years old.

Shwetha Kumari6 October 2026540 views

History

Madakari Nayaka and the last years of the Nayaka kingdom

The last ruler of the Chitradurga Nayakas defended his fort against Hyder Ali until it fell in 1779.

Raghavendra Padmashali4 October 20261,321 views

Dams & Lakes

Vani Vilas Sagar: Karnataka's oldest dam

Built across the Vedavathi near Hiriyur and completed in 1907, Mari Kanive is still one of the most graceful sights in the district.

Raghavendra Padmashali30 September 2026960 views

Legends

Onake Obavva: the woman who defended the fort with a pestle

As Hyder Ali's soldiers crept through a gap in the rocks, a guard's wife named Obavva held the breach with nothing but a wooden pestle.

Shwetha Kumari23 September 20262,212 views

Forts & Monuments

Chitradurga Fort: the seven-walled stone citadel

Built up over centuries and strengthened by the Nayakas, the 'Elu Suttina Kote' – the fort of seven circles – rises out of a field of giant granite boulders.

Raghavendra Padmashali14 September 20261,840 views