Tourism

Forts, temples, dams, hills and everything worth visiting in the district.

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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.

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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