There's a saying - A fort must hold out against enemy soldiers, but must also survive constant attack from Nature!
Devanahalli Fort is one such fort built by Mallabairegowda, but later taken over by Nanjarajaiah – Dalwai of Mysore and then by Tipu sultan.
This is the fort entrance decorated with plaster work adding to its overall beauty.
The place attracts tourists with its excellent architecture and great historical association.
The small channels that along the inner fort walls allowed water to drain out of the ramparts, thus reducing seepage into the structure.
The bricks in the small structures in this bastion have been laid diagonally. There are 12 such semi-circular bastions provided with gun points built with lime and brick.
This is the lower portion of the fort made of stone steps.
This is a guard room.
This is the view from the structure to the village temple that the fort surronds.
The small town inside the strong walls of Devanahalli fort has many temples such as Venugopalaswamy temple, Siddalingeshwara temple, Chandramouleshwara Temple and Nanjundeshwara temple.
Walls of the temple depict various scenes from Ramayana and the feats of Lord Krishna as a child
This is the view of wedding house in the village within the fort.
One of the houses in the village, where the residents hung the cycle to the tree.
A few meters aways from the fort is Tipu's birth place. This is a pillared enclosure and square top and bears a stone tablet.
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
Monuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man's greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to which human beings are linked.
Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
Enjoy your memories :)
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