According to the history, Rayadurgam Fort was built by Junga Nayaka, a chieftain of Vijayanagar Kings. The Battle of Talikota was a bitter battle fought between Rama Rayalu the son in law of King Sri Krishna Deva Raya and Deccan Sultanates. Later the Muslim force was driven out by Koneti Nayaka. The fort was strengthened to a greater extent by his son Venkatapathi Nayaka. Later Tipu Sultan captured the fort and it was annexed to the province of Gooty. The Rayadurgam Fort comprises of several layers of inner forts that made the access difficult. The fort played a significant role during the reign of the rulers of the Vijayanagar Empire. The Rayadurgam Fort is one of the chief tourist destinations in Rayadurgam town. Majority of the fort stands strong till date. The fortress area includes most of the temples of the village that includes the temples of ‘Hanuman’,’ Narashimhaswamy’ and’ Elamma’. The villagers visit these temples frequently and these are popular among the tourists too. Other temples present in the area are of ‘ Prasanna Venkateswara,” Venugopala,” Jambukeswara,” Veerabhadra’ and’ Kanyakaparameswari ‘. Another notable and impressive sight is the statue of Lord Ganesha with ten shoulders or the “Dasabhuja Ganapathi,” carved from a 4 m high monolithic stone. The statue of ‘ Dasabhuja Ganapathi ‘ is the testimony of the beautiful old sculpture art of “Shilpakala.”
This is hill fort and is in good fortification.
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Heritage of rayadurg
