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The Rock fort standing atop 273 feet high rock houses Thayumanavar Temple complex and Ucchi Pillayar Temple located at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

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English: The Rock Fort is an ancient structure built atop a 272 feet high rock housing a Siva Temple complex and a Ganesh Temple and it is located at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. The rock on which the temples are built is 3800 million years old. The rock also houses two Pallava era cave temples built by Pallava King Mahendravarman-I(580-630CE). The Rock fort was planned and built by Pallava, Chola, Pandyas, and Madurai Nayaks in different points of time. There are Pallava and Old Tamil incriptions in the pillars and walls of rock-cut cave temples here. Trichy Rock Fort is an ancient heritage monument in India and it stands as a mute witness to various battles and power struggles of Vijaya Nagar Kings, the Nayaks and the British in different points of time.
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Camera location10° 49′ 35.62″ N, 78° 41′ 38.38″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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