Parasgad Fort
The hill which measures about 500 metres (1,640 ft) from north to south and about 300 metres (984 ft) from east to west, is irregular, and a good deal is covered with prickly pear and brushwood. Its sides are rocky and almost perpendicular. A deep gorge runs through it.
Atop the hill-fort is a small ruined shrine to the Hindu deity Maruthi. The fort itself is uninhabited, and the remains of old houses are located in it.
A descent of several hundred steps leads to Yadravi village. This passes by a natural spring with a water tank measuring thirty by six metres called the Ramatheertha, and a cave housing statues of Hindu deities and mythological figures including Jamadagni, Parashurama, Rama, and Sita, a Shivalinga with a Nandi. The village of Yadravi is referred to as "Elarame" in an inscription found on a platform near the Bharamappa temple of the village. The inscription is dated Shaka 901 in the Hindu calendar.
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Parasgad Fort, Saundatti, Karnataka
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Parasgad Fort, Saundatti, Karnataka
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Parasgad Fort, Saundatti, Karnataka
See also
External links
- Parasgad Fort – tourist information at the Karnataka government portal
15°46′4.1″N 75°6′46.22″E / 15.767806°N 75.1128389°E