| Sightseeing Highlights:
Chitradurga is famous for its massive Kallina Kote or the stone fort, which is a great example of military architecture and has massive walls and fortifications.
One can also visit the ancient monastery of Ankali Math, which has many caves, located underneath and is an ancient Buddhist vihara.
A tour of Chitradurga also includes the valley of Chandravalli. It is an ancient archeological site and coins, inscriptions, ruins, and stone images belonging to the Hoysala-Kadamba and Satavahana period have been discovered here.
Other Activities:
Tourists can visit Harihar and the Harihareshwara temple, which is 90 km away and is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River.
Trips to Hospet and Hampi, which is a world heritage sight, can also be planned from here.
Located at the base of a chain of lofty peaks, on the highway linking Bangalore with Hospet, Chitradurga
is known for its boulder-strewn landscape, which is geologically
supposed to be a part of the oldest rock formations in the country. It
is named after Chitrakaldurga, an umbrella-shaped lofty hill found
here. Historically, Chitradurga was a part of the Vijaynagar kingdom.
The area is also rich in many mineral deposits and has many gold and
copper mines. |
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