On Saturday, I visited this place called Chenji located on the way from Thindivanam to Thiruvannamalai. This was once the capital of southern India ruled by Shivaji. It has been ruled by 22 Kings starting with the Cholas and was last ruled by Raja Desingh.
There are two forts, the King's fort and the Queen's fort. King's fort is a huge one with 1500 steps to climb up. I could visit only the King's fort since we couldn't get out of the Kings fort before 5:00 PM in the evening, after which no one is allowed to climb the fort.
Now they have planned to have a rope car from one fort to the other so that we can save time.
Entrance of the King's fort.
Gingee Fort Map
Fortified wall
A tank inside the fort
Diagonal view of the tank
One of the six Granaries
A tank barrel at top
On the way to the top
A watch tower at the topmost point of the fort
Ranganathar Temple
One of granaries that were destroyed
A cave inside the fort
The Kalyana mahal built by Shivaji that was used for inter-cast marriages between hindus and muslims
Stable
Inside the stable
The Anchanayar temple made of a single rock
A watch tower at one end of the 15 mile fort
Country side view
Venkataramana Temple. It was destroyed by the Nawab of Arcot when the place was under the control of Moghul emperor Aurangazeb.
The statues and idles of the temple were destroyed by the Nawab.
That was a memorable day with my friends at a worderful place to know about. It just took us one day for the trip. Try to visit this historical place if u get a chance.
2 comments:
Thanks for the pictures of the fort.It was impressive to see them,my surname is Chenji.So I got to about it thru ur pictures
Its nice the pics of Chenji Fort. My surname is also Chenji. I think I should visit as i am told that our forefathers hailed from this place.
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