Huthridurga
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Huthridurga is situated about 65 km west of Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka
. It is situated off the Kunigal
-Magadi
state highway (About 7km from the SH no 94).
It was built by Kempegowda and is about 500 years old . Ruined fortification
s are still visible on the two hillocks surrounding the village. It was seven tiered fort. Its one among the Nine Durgas around Bangalore
(Nava Durgas). It has a small temple dedicated to Shiva
and Nandi. The Pooja to deity is done only on Mondays and Fridays.
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. It is situated off the Kunigal
Kunigal
Kunigal is a town in Tumkur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kunigal taluk. Kunigal is famous for stud farm owned by Vijay Mallya.- Geography :Kunigal is located at...
-Magadi
Magadi
Magadi is a town in Ramanagaram district in the Indian state of Karnataka.Magadi was capital of Kempe Gowda who built Bangalore. It is alsothe setting of the true story "Old Munnusamy and the man-eater of Magadi" by Kenneth Anderson ....
state highway (About 7km from the SH no 94).
It was built by Kempegowda and is about 500 years old . Ruined fortification
Fortification
Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs...
s are still visible on the two hillocks surrounding the village. It was seven tiered fort. Its one among the Nine Durgas around Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
(Nava Durgas). It has a small temple dedicated to Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
and Nandi. The Pooja to deity is done only on Mondays and Fridays.