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Gingee Fort / Jinji Fort / Jinjee Fort/ Senchi Fort / Senji Fort

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Name of Fort - Gingee Fort / Jinji Fort / Jinjee Fort/ Senchi Fort /  Senji Fort Location - Base village Gingee in  Viluppuram district of Tamilnadu  Trek level - Easy to Moderate (Needs lot of time 6-7 hours minimum as the fort is widely spread and divided into 3 hills) Date of visit - 27th Dec 2017 How to reach Approximately 30km from Tindivanam, the nearest rail head, and 40km from Tiruvannamalai. The fort is located on NH 77 Bengluru/Bangalore - Puducherry/Pondicherry(Pondy) road, Approx. 75 km from Pondy And 150km from Chennai. The highway has divided the fort complex in two parts. While going from Puducherry/Pondicherry(Pondy), right side of highway(North Side) you can see Krishnagiri (Ranigiri) fort, Left side of highway (South side)Chandrayandurg  fort and a bit ahead towards west is Rajagiri fort.  Pondicherry -  Tindivanam (NH-32) - Gingee Fort As it was a Christmas break for my husband and daughter, we had a 5 days wi...