Kondaveedu Fort
A Reddy hill fort with a road to the top.
- Where
- Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 16.2597, 80.2653
Get the Kondaveedu Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kondaveedu Fort. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kondaveedu Fort
Amaravati Stupa 36 km
A Buddhist stupa of the second century BCE whose carved railings are now largely in museums in Chennai and London.
Amareswara Swamy Temple 37 km
Amararama, one of the five Pancharama shrines of Shiva, and the only one on the Krishna rather than the Godavari. Its walls carry some thirty five inscriptions, the earliest from 1129.
Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple 38 km
A shrine on the slope of Mangalagiri hill where Narasimha is offered panakam, jaggery water, poured into the open mouth of the deity. It is said to take in half of whatever is offered and leave the rest, however much is poured.
Tenali 41 km
Called Andhra Paris for its theatre and for the three Krishna canals that run through it, past paddy on every side. It is the home town of Tenali Ramakrishna, the poet and wit of Krishnadevaraya's court.
Undavalli Caves 43 km
Four storeys cut into a hillside in the seventh century, with a five metre reclining Vishnu on the second.
Bhavani Island, Vijayawada 44 km
One of the largest river islands in India, a hundred and thirty three acres of it in the Krishna at Vijayawada.
Prakasam Barrage 45 km
Twelve hundred metres of barrage across the Krishna at Vijayawada, carrying a road as well as the water.
Kanaka Durga Temple 46 km
On Indrakeeladri, above the Krishna.
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Questions
Where is Kondaveedu Fort?
Kondaveedu Fort is in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Amaravati Stupa (36 km), Amareswara Swamy Temple (37 km), Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple (38 km).
How do I get the Kondaveedu Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kondaveedu Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kondaveedu Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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