The Fort Nobody Knows

"Lord Curzon, the most incisive of British India's viceroys, hailed India's antiquities as the greatest galaxy of monuments in the world. To all but scholars steeped in the glories of Sanskrit literature it is the architectural and sculptural wonders of India which provide the most eloquent testimony to its history." ~John Keay

...Guess that explains why the fort at Namakkal is considered so obscure there's not even a plaque to explain who built it, why it was built or when. We climbed it anyway to see what we could see...

Thanks again to Shyam of Wannabe Studios http://network.wannabestudios.org/ for taking me there and shooting this- and reminding me afterwards that I really need to lose weight!

This is part of my Adventures in India playlist at
http://www.youtube.com/videowilliams

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[pootang47]

wow how interesting !!!!!!

[videowilliams]

@pootang47 Glad you enjoyed it, mate, and thanks for dropping by!

[Roamancing]

What an interesting story!  Thanks for sharing!

[videowilliams]

@Roamancing Thanks for watching another one, Emme! Indeed that climb to the top of the mount to find a treasure consisting of nothing struck me as a pretty good metaphor for life.

[videowilliams]

@Connectwithall Will do!

[Connectwithall]

@videowilliams hahaha...yeah thats true though...def tel if u r coming...

[videowilliams]

@Connectwithall Thanks for all that information about Devgiri. I just looked it up- you're right: that's a serious fort! If I get up to Maharashtra I will definitely check it out. Gosh, so much history in this country, so little time!

[Connectwithall]

DEVGIRI fort in MAHARASHTRA has been considered as the most powerful design that offered strong resistance to the enemies.

This forts specialty is the Height and the underground tunnel which was built to deceive the enemies...till date no one can go cause of the live traps...u should check this one Williams...u wil love it...hope u will be here too...filming on this fort..

[Connectwithall]

nice fort bt it don't look like fort though...

In Maharashtra ther r forts which r kind of famous for its defense systems

There is a fort in Maharashtra called DEVGIRI.