Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Udayagiri Fort

Udaygiri fort was the citadel of the erstwhile rulers of Travancore


From Forts of India

The fort is now outside the Kerala State borders, in Kanyakumari Dt. of the state of Tamil Nadu.
It is very close to the Padmanabhapuram palace but few visit this historical site.
The fort houses, among others, the tomb of De Lannoy, the commander of the Dutch East India company. His fleet was defeated by the Travancore army of Marthanda Verma. De Lannoy later joined Marthand Verma and brought about several improvements in the Travancore army. DeLannoy died in 1777 and was entombed at Udayagiri.  

Vetti Muricha Kotta

Vetti Muricha Kotta, the Fort which had to be cut to split.In the heart of Trivandrum


From Forts of India

Mehrangarh Fort

Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan . Also called The blue city because of the blue painted houses.

From Forts of India

Saturday, November 21, 2009

East Fort, Trivandrum

The East Fort, Trivandrum which houses the Anathapadmanabhawamy Temple,the Padmatheertham tank, the Puthiya maalika, the metha mani  and several commercial establishments is the hub of this capital city of the state of Kerala.


From Blogger Pictures

Monday, May 01, 2006

Alamparai


Tipu's Fort, Palakkad, Kerala