66:
40:
475:
392:
416:
404:
467:
428:
135:
73:
482:
The nearest railway stations are
Muddanuru which is 26 km (railway code: MOO) and Jammalamadugu (JMDG) in Kadapa District. There are number of trains from Gooty Junction. Recently the town of Jammalamadugu which is closest to Gandikota fort also got railway connectivity due to the completion
442:
and
Ranganatha. They are in ruins and the fort area is full of the debris of ages and many ancient structures in varying stages of decay. The large granary, with a vaulted roof, is now used as watchman's quarters. The Jamia Masjid has two adjacent minarets. A heritage festival is held every year in
446:
The other structures in the fort, include another large granary (used for storing food and grains late back), a magazine, a graceful 'pigeon tower' with fretted windows and an extensive palace built by bricks with some plastered decorations and some wells. There is an old cannon lying in the fort.
457:
The other main attractions at the fort includes House of the Drum (drums were used to alert the army in case of invasion), Charminar, Jail (where in the prisoners were held captive) and Red Koneru (Also known as pond of Swords, The huge lake in front of the mosque, where the warriors used to dip
450:
There were other gardens and springs. There is an undated inscription on a boulder, near the 'Nagajhari' outside the fort, recording the gift of two gardens at the place to the temple. There was a garden called 'Parebagh' with a waterfall at the foot of the hills, on the bank of the
Penneru.
340:
Gandikota is a village on the right bank of the river Penna, 15 km from
Jammalamudugu in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Gandikota area was first identified and made Sand fort in 1123 by Kakatiya Raja of nearby Bommanapalle village and a subordinate of Ahavamalla Someswara I,
493:
Inside the fort there is no means of transportation except to walk by foot. It is ideal to engage a guide as the fort area is huge. There is a good downhill trek through the canyon that leads to the riverbed. There is a dam upstream (Gandikota Dam) and a dam downstream (Mylavaram Dam).
306:
The fort of
Gandikota acquired its name due to the 'gorge', formed between the Erramala range of hills, also known as Gandikota hills and the river Penna (Pennar) that flows at its foot, reducing its width to a mere 100 m (look for the river image in the montage/main image).
447:
There is the 'Rayalacheruvu' with its perennial springs irrigating some lime and plantain gardens. It is said that this 'Cheruvu' was connected to a fountain in Jamia Masjid by pipes, traces of which can still be seen.
497:
There is a
Haritha hotel run by Andhra Pradesh Tourism department which has lodging facilities. However the facilities are limited during the weekdays as the visitors during weekdays are low
1241:
558:
876:
1231:
1221:
737:
65:
777:
711:
1246:
533:
697:
992:
415:
327:. The Chitravati Group consists of three formation rank units: the Pulivendla Quartzite; the Tadpatri Formation; and the Gandikota Quartzite.
869:
580:
1236:
1226:
1216:
97:
294:
rulers. Various additions of
Islamic architecture were made during subsequent Muslim rule. The fort is a centrally protected monument of
1195:
606:
681:
655:
391:
39:
904:
862:
844:
839:
484:
147:
1043:
949:
295:
834:
505:
In
November 2015, Andhra Pradesh government cited a plan to develop Gandikota as next major tourist hub of Andhra Pradesh.
985:
439:
1048:
403:
363:, discovered a copper plate inscription on the history of Gandikonda Fort. The inscription dates back to 16th century.
781:
522:
236:
176:
845:
French
Traveller Tavernier's experience about Gandikota Fort & about Nawab of Gandikota while he was in India
1179:
978:
1132:
1038:
1033:
374:
1155:
673:
Tidings of the king: a translation and ethnohistorical analysis of the
Rayavachakamu by Phillip B. Wagoner
208:
474:
1114:
559:"Palaeoproterozoic sedimentation in the Cuddapah Basin south India and regional tectonics A review"
216:
632:
490:
There are buses available from Jammalamadugu Old Bus Stand (Gandhi Statue Junction) to Gandikota.
324:
287:
454:
There are multiple camping areas outside the Fort and on the banks of the Penna (Pennar) river.
959:
909:
677:
651:
763:
939:
924:
427:
353:
342:
316:
291:
283:
279:
171:
250:
1145:
1025:
1001:
944:
934:
929:
610:
466:
192:
954:
888:
275:
152:
849:
1210:
1094:
885:
267:
824:
671:
899:
840:
Water color paintings by Thomas Fraser and Sir Thomas Anburey-- in 1799 & 1802
1124:
1109:
1104:
458:
their swords in this lake and the waters used to turn blood red after the war).
263:
1137:
919:
278:, India. The fort was the centre of power for various dynasties, such as the
112:
99:
1150:
1084:
360:
320:
204:
199:
349:
dynasty from 1239 A.D to 1304 A.D and ruled by their various subordinates.
854:
607:"A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A contribution to the History of India"
373:
district and believed to have lived in Gandikota area for a short period.
1171:
1166:
346:
1099:
380:
Efforts are being put forth to give Gandikota a world heritage status.
1089:
1066:
1058:
1015:
829:
370:
366:
271:
778:"Gandikota: To be next tourist hub of Andhra Pradesh – Trekkerpedia"
487:
railway line. However frequency of trains on this line is very low.
970:
473:
465:
140:
45:
1076:
814:
newspaper (Hyderabad edition), 6 April 2012, Wanderlust Page: 21
676:. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 1993. pp. 138–139.
633:"K. A. Nilakanta sastry: Further Sources of Vijayanagar History"
974:
858:
352:
The village transformed into major fort after the emergence of
830:
GandiKota Travel Guide to Plan Your Trip by Nature inFocus/
377:
visited the fort during his travel to Golconda sultanate.
262:
is a village and historical fort on the right bank of the
850:
Gandikota Fort Canyon - A Complete guide with Pictures!/
290:. A sand fort was constructed by Kaka Raja, Vassals of
698:"Copper plate inscription about Gandikonda Fort found"
1123:
1075:
1057:
1024:
1008:
245:
235:
227:
215:
198:
188:
183:
166:
158:
146:
128:
23:
438:In the fort are two ancient temples, dedicated to
1242:Populated places established in the 12th century
32:Historical site, Archaeological Survey of India
986:
870:
738:"Gandikota Heritage festival from October 26"
8:
835:Imperial Gazetteer of India: About Gandikota
470:Panoramic view of Penna river near Gandikota
421:Camping on the banks of Penna (Pennar) river
359:Recently, Tavva Obul Reddy, a Mydukur-based
712:"Heritage status for Gandikota fort sought"
323:' in the Chitravati Group part of Cuddapah
993:
979:
971:
877:
863:
855:
650:. Cambridge University Press. p. 92.
20:
825:Gandikota — YSR District Official Website
345:ruler. Gandikota came under the rule of
806:Article about this visiting Gandikota:
523:"Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5213"
514:
387:
244:
214:
197:
182:
157:
127:
92:
58:
51:
36:
1232:Tourist attractions in Kadapa district
1222:Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh
234:
226:
187:
165:
145:
7:
1247:12th-century establishments in India
296:Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
1196:List of villages in Kadapa district
581:"Pictorial Atlas of Cuddapah Basin"
539:from the original on 12 August 2022
586:. Geological Survey of India. 2020
14:
85:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
72:
426:
414:
402:
390:
133:
71:
64:
38:
18:Place in Andhra Pradesh, India
1:
315:Gandikota canyon consists of
179:, (101 towers huge rock fort)
1237:1123 establishments in Asia
1227:Canyons and gorges of India
1217:Villages in Kadapa district
485:Nandyal–Yerraguntla section
1263:
288:and the Golconda Sultanate
177:Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu
170:Kaka Raja, subordinate of
1191:
1133:R&R Colony Ponnathota
895:
808:Grand Canyon at Gandikota
462:Access and transportation
174:dynasty (small sand fort)
93:
59:
52:
37:
30:
409:Gandikota Fort Entrance
397:Ranganatha Swamy Temple
375:Jean Baptiste Tavernier
113:14.813433°N 78.284757°E
1156:Madhavaram, Vontimitta
646:Stein, Burton (1989).
479:
471:
1009:District headquarters
477:
469:
189: • Official
319:, namely 'Gandikota
251:http://aptdc.gov.in/
237:Vehicle registration
118:14.813433; 78.284757
764:"Trip to Gandikota"
744:. 19 September 2012
530:Ministry of Tourism
109: /
940:Konda Reddy Buruju
613:on 2 December 2005
480:
472:
266:, 15 km from
162:12th Century A. D.
1204:
1203:
1026:Revenue divisions
968:
967:
354:Pemmasani Nayakas
317:sedimentary rocks
284:Pemmasani Nayakas
280:Kalyani Chalukyas
257:
256:
1254:
1142:Chennamukkapalle
995:
988:
981:
972:
879:
872:
865:
856:
812:Deccan Chronicle
794:
793:
791:
789:
780:. Archived from
774:
768:
767:
760:
754:
753:
751:
749:
734:
728:
727:
725:
723:
708:
702:
701:
694:
688:
687:
668:
662:
661:
643:
637:
636:
629:
623:
622:
620:
618:
609:. Archived from
605:Sewell, Robert.
602:
596:
595:
593:
591:
585:
577:
571:
570:
568:
566:
555:
549:
548:
546:
544:
538:
532:. 4 April 2022.
527:
519:
478:Gandikota Canyon
430:
418:
406:
394:
384:Major structures
369:poet, native of
343:Kalyani Chalukya
292:Kalyani Chalukya
253:
172:Kalyani Chalukya
139:
137:
136:
124:
123:
121:
120:
119:
114:
110:
107:
106:
105:
102:
75:
74:
68:
42:
21:
1262:
1261:
1257:
1256:
1255:
1253:
1252:
1251:
1207:
1206:
1205:
1200:
1187:
1146:Dommara Nandyal
1119:
1071:
1053:
1020:
1004:
1002:Kadapa district
999:
969:
964:
891:
883:
821:
803:
801:Further reading
798:
797:
787:
785:
784:on 20 July 2016
776:
775:
771:
762:
761:
757:
747:
745:
736:
735:
731:
721:
719:
718:. 21 April 2008
710:
709:
705:
696:
695:
691:
684:
670:
669:
665:
658:
645:
644:
640:
631:
630:
626:
616:
614:
604:
603:
599:
589:
587:
583:
579:
578:
574:
564:
562:
557:
556:
552:
542:
540:
536:
525:
521:
520:
516:
511:
503:
464:
443:the fort area.
434:
431:
422:
419:
410:
407:
398:
395:
386:
338:
333:
313:
304:
249:
223:
175:
134:
132:
117:
115:
111:
108:
103:
100:
98:
96:
95:
89:
88:
87:
86:
83:
82:
81:
80:
76:
55:
48:
33:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1260:
1258:
1250:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1209:
1208:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1198:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1182:
1177:
1176:Nagireddipalle
1174:
1169:
1164:
1163:Modameedipalle
1161:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1140:
1135:
1129:
1127:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1081:
1079:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1063:
1061:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1030:
1028:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1018:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1005:
1000:
998:
997:
990:
983:
975:
966:
965:
963:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
896:
893:
892:
889:Andhra Pradesh
884:
882:
881:
874:
867:
859:
853:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
820:
819:External links
817:
816:
815:
802:
799:
796:
795:
769:
755:
729:
703:
689:
682:
663:
656:
638:
624:
597:
572:
550:
513:
512:
510:
507:
502:
499:
463:
460:
436:
435:
432:
425:
423:
420:
413:
411:
408:
401:
399:
396:
389:
385:
382:
337:
334:
332:
329:
312:
309:
303:
300:
276:Andhra Pradesh
255:
254:
247:
243:
242:
239:
233:
232:
229:
228:Telephone code
225:
224:
221:
219:
213:
212:
202:
196:
195:
190:
186:
185:
181:
180:
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
153:Andhra Pradesh
150:
144:
143:
130:
126:
125:
91:
90:
84:
78:
77:
70:
69:
63:
62:
61:
60:
57:
56:
53:
50:
49:
43:
35:
34:
31:
28:
27:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1259:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1190:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1095:Jammalamadugu
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1060:
1056:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1044:Jammalamadugu
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1023:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1003:
996:
991:
989:
984:
982:
977:
976:
973:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
894:
890:
887:
880:
875:
873:
868:
866:
861:
860:
857:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
822:
818:
813:
809:
805:
804:
800:
783:
779:
773:
770:
765:
759:
756:
743:
739:
733:
730:
717:
713:
707:
704:
699:
693:
690:
685:
683:0-8248-1495-9
679:
675:
674:
667:
664:
659:
657:0-521-26693-9
653:
649:
642:
639:
634:
628:
625:
612:
608:
601:
598:
582:
576:
573:
560:
554:
551:
535:
531:
524:
518:
515:
508:
506:
500:
498:
495:
491:
488:
486:
476:
468:
461:
459:
455:
452:
448:
444:
441:
429:
424:
417:
412:
405:
400:
393:
388:
383:
381:
378:
376:
372:
368:
364:
362:
357:
355:
350:
348:
344:
336:Early history
335:
330:
328:
326:
322:
318:
310:
308:
301:
299:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
268:Jammalamadugu
265:
261:
252:
248:
240:
238:
230:
220:
218:
210:
206:
203:
201:
194:
191:
178:
173:
169:
161:
154:
151:
149:
142:
131:
122:
94:Coordinates:
67:
47:
41:
29:
22:
16:
1125:Census towns
960:Vizianagaram
914:
910:Chennampalli
811:
807:
786:. Retrieved
782:the original
772:
758:
746:. Retrieved
741:
732:
720:. Retrieved
715:
706:
692:
672:
666:
648:Vijayanagara
647:
641:
627:
615:. Retrieved
611:the original
600:
588:. Retrieved
575:
563:. Retrieved
553:
541:. Retrieved
529:
517:
504:
501:Developments
496:
492:
489:
481:
456:
453:
449:
445:
437:
379:
365:
358:
351:
339:
314:
305:
259:
258:
15:
1115:Kamalapuram
1110:Yerraguntla
1105:Pulivendula
1049:Pulivendula
925:Gurramkonda
905:Chandragiri
788:14 December
590:11 February
565:11 February
433:Juma masjid
264:Penna river
159:Established
116: /
54:Dynamic map
1211:Categories
1180:Rameswaram
1160:Mangampeta
1138:Dathapuram
945:Madakasira
935:Kondaveedu
930:Kondapalli
509:References
325:Supergroup
274:district,
167:Founded by
104:78°17′05″E
101:14°48′48″N
44:Gandikota
1151:Gopavaram
1085:Proddatur
955:Udayagiri
950:Ratnagiri
915:Gandikota
742:The Hindu
716:The Hindu
361:historian
321:Quartzite
302:Etymology
260:Gandikota
200:Time zone
184:Languages
79:Gandikota
25:Gandikota
1184:Veparala
1172:Muddanur
1167:Moragudi
886:Forts in
543:22 April
534:Archived
347:Kakatiya
205:UTC+5:30
1100:Mydukur
900:Bobbili
748:4 April
722:4 April
635:. 1946.
617:3 March
440:Madhava
331:History
311:Geology
246:Website
129:Country
1090:Badvel
1067:Kadapa
1059:Cities
1039:Kadapa
1034:Badvel
1016:Kadapa
680:
654:
561:. 2012
371:Kadapa
367:Vemana
272:Kadapa
222:516434
193:Telugu
138:
1077:Towns
920:Gooty
584:(PDF)
537:(PDF)
526:(PDF)
231:08560
148:State
141:India
46:Gorge
790:2015
750:2014
724:2014
678:ISBN
652:ISBN
619:2007
592:2023
567:2023
545:2024
241:AP04
483:of
270:in
217:PIN
209:IST
1213::
810:,
740:.
714:.
528:.
356:.
298:.
286:,
282:,
994:e
987:t
980:v
878:e
871:t
864:v
792:.
766:.
752:.
726:.
700:.
686:.
660:.
621:.
594:.
569:.
547:.
211:)
207:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
