Devanahalli Fort

This is a fort that most people do not know about.  I found out about it from a friend and it is definitely worth the stop on the way to Nandi Hills.  It was the highlight of our day out.  It is a fort that was built in 1501 and to this day there is a functioning little town inside.  The fort is still fully intact and protects the town in much the same way that it was designed to do 400 years ago.

We took a walk on top of the outside wall of the town and peered in from above:

The outside of the wall:

A few pictures of the town:

The last picture shows how manual most of the construction is here.  Blows our mind that most of the work is done by hand.

This is the wall that we walked on:

I know I am repeating myself, but a great stop.  Another good thing is that by stopping at this fort, we got off the main highway and saw a lot more of the countryside on the way to Nandi Hills.

Outside of the fort, there was a cluster of tents that people live in.  It was the first time we had seen this level of poverty.

Two last monkey pictures to finish off my blog today.  I do love all the monkeys everywhere and take many many pictures, so here is couple of them from our trip: