In continuation with our quest for exploring the forts of Madhugiri region, we stopped by Madakasira. That Sunday, we decided to explore two other forts of Madhugiri, that of Madakasira and Gudibanda. First on our list was the fort of Madakasira, located in the Madakasira taluk of Ananthpura District (Andhra Pradesh). This fort was built by the Vijayanagar Kings during the 15th century. There is also an 8th century Shiva temple inside the fort which was built by the Nolambas. The town is named after this temple deity as Madakashiva which in due course became Madakasira.
We had left quite early so that we get enough time to explore both the forts. On reaching Madakasira, we parked our vehicle at the fort base and in no time reached the entrance of the fort. Well laid steps give access to most of the portions of the fort. Though until the top tier of the fort there is no much fortification, the intact fortification at the top tier gives us glimpses of the rare quality of building skills that our ancestors possessed.
Hereon, we trekked further up to reach the top most point of the hill to get an amazing view of the fort. This probably was one amongst the very few forts that offered such an amazing view. The strong monsoon breeze gave us a wonderful feel atop the hill. We spent some time here and then moved on to visit our next fort for the day, the fort of Gudibanda.
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| Here He Comes |
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| Fort Entrance |
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| Power Of Life |
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| Way To Bliss |
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| Third Entrance |
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| Entrance To Top Most Tier |
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| The Mahal |
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| Natural Water Pond |
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| Way To the Highest Point |
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| Fortification |
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| Top Tier of the Fort |
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| Panoramic View |
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| Captured |
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| The Burj |
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| Madakasira Town |
Another amazing place and superb, fascinating captures for the day!! I do so enjoy your posts and photos!! Thanks, as always, for sharing!!
ReplyDeletenice and the photo arrangement is also so nice :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your visit to this fascinating fort. It was good to see that so much of the fortifications were still intact. The view from the high point of the hill is spectacular. I really like your panorama shot.
ReplyDeleteimpressive looking fort on all those rocks and stairs! i like the centipede, too!
ReplyDeleteLovely captures!
ReplyDeleteOh! I want to visit now!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics!
wonderful view..our country is a treasure trove of such lost and forgotten monuments... Good that you are bringing them in lime light
ReplyDeleteIts my own place. Its really very nice.
ReplyDeleteTqq soo much dear bro it's my home town and I visited this place nearly more than 20 times ...... Beside us one small village name rathna Giri will be there it is one of the oldest and well. Known to every one by during ....Sri Krishna devaraya time in this place they sold the 250 grams weighted diamonds sold for 2 gold coins there may be in case if u come again please go and visit there also....... - Unknown
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