LegendsOnake Obavva: the woman who defended the fort with a pestleAs Hyder Ali's soldiers crept through a gap in the rocks, a guard's wife named Obavva held the breach with nothing but a wooden pestle.Raghavendra Padmashali23 September 20262,217 views
HistoryMadakari Nayaka and the last years of the Nayaka kingdomThe last ruler of the Chitradurga Nayakas defended his fort against Hyder Ali until it fell in 1779.Raghavendra Padmashali4 October 20261,325 views
Forts & MonumentsChitradurga Fort: the seven-walled stone citadelBuilt 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 20261,847 views
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