Chitradurga, Karnataka

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Chitradurga features bold rock hills and picturesque valleys, huge towering boulders in unimaginable shapes. It is known as the "stone fortress" (Kallina Kote). The landscape looks like a giant's playground, with boulders thrown around, forming silhouettes against the sky.

The place is renowned for its kallina Kote which was built in parts by the Palegar Nayakas, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan