Address: Chitradurga, Karnataka 577501
Hours: Open 6Am ⋅ Closes 6PM
Ticket: 25 Rupees per person
Children entry fee : Free till 15years
Guide fee : 250 to 300rs
Built: 18th century
Controlled by: Government of Karnataka
Temple view points
Rock climbing at chitradurga fort
Unique Hidimbishwara temple
Gaali mantapa
Snake sculpture
Madakari nayaka statue
Nandi
Fort
Pond view
Gopura
Stone pillars
Pushkarni
Ganesha temple
Banashankari temple
Eknatheshwari temple
Onti kalu basava temple
Shiva temple
Gopalasway temple
Chitradurga is the district town in Karnataka which sites at the junction of Solapur-Mangalore National Highway and Pune – Bangalore National Highway. Known for historical “Chitradurga Fort”, This region is closely associated with Mahabharata. Chitradurga fort witnessed history from the period of Chalukyas empire and famous for the legend of Onake Obawa.
Chitradurga is an interesting place with umpteen legends associated with it. One of the famous epic legends is of Hidimba. As per mythology of Mahabharata, a man eater Rakshasa (Devil) Hidmiba and his sister Hidimbi was living on the hills of Chitradurga. The Pandavas came here and Bhima killed the Hidimba. Then Bhima married with Hidimbi and they had a son together who was named Gatotkutch.
During this war between Hyder Ali and Nayakas, there was a soldier protecting the secret entrance of Chitradurga Fort but he went for the lunch in the afternoon. He left his wife to guard the place on his behalf. When he came back he was stunned to see blood sunken dead bodies of some ten soldiers. He asked his wife about those dead bodies and then he got to know the whole story. After he left for the lunch, soldiers of Hyder Ali's army attacked on that gate and his wife “Onake Obawa” killed those soldiers by a wood. Since then she became a legend and symbol of women’s power in this region. It's a popular legend of Chitradurga town.
