Gummanayakana Fort, (Bagepalli) Chikkaballapur District
Gummanayakana Fort is located 125 kms from Mekhri Circle*, Bengaluru near Bagepalli in Chikaballapur District (Karnataka) *(I have chosen this as the starting point central location but your travel time will vary depending on which part of Bangalore you stay, the traffic and your speed of travel) 👇 This is definitely one of the older forts around Bangalore dated 1300s however, I will have to ascertain the information from historians and update it after verification. It had been ruled by many palegars (chieftains) but today it stands dilapidated with many of its once-magnificent structures in ruins. It is a hill fort with tiers and has a large entrance at the foot of the hill. Interestingly, the exploration begins much before you hit the fort. As you approach the fort, you see scattered remnants of ancient structures but what stands out is this Kalyani (aka pushkarni). Such structures are closely associated with Hindu temples for cleansing and ritual purposes ...