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The fort, as built and existing, is an eight-pointed star. The external walls of the fort have been built with granite stones and lime mortar while the interior buildings, which accommodate army barracks, armoury, stores and others, have been built with fired bricks. Apart from these, two cellars
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The completed fort was inspected by Tipu Sultan who then found it enveloped in fog and hence named it as
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Tourism is not well developed in the area. The
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