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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...

Name of Fort - Korigad or Koraigad or Kuwarigad Location - Base village is Peth Shahapur, Appprox. 25 km from Lonavala on Amby valley Road. Trek level - Easy  Date of visit - 9th Dec 2017 Korigad Fort -  This fort was incorporated into his kingdom by the  Maratha  ruler  Shivaji  along with the forts of  Lohagad ,  Visapur ,  Tung  and  Tikona  in 1657. On March 11, 1818, Colonel Prother tried to take over this fort but even after a prolonged siege could not make any headway. Finally on 14 March, by igniting the stored ammunition by means of a loose cannonball he succeeded and this fort went to the British. (Detailed history in the photo attached) The fort is located about 923 m (3,028 ft) above sea level, rising over 200 m (660 ft) higher than the neighbouring valleys.  How to reach  Approximately 25 KMs from Lonavala, there is a village called Peth Shahapur. This village i...