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One of the most vital attractions of the fort is its architectural beauty. The fort was established by the 'King of Mahodayapuram' keeping in concern the military activities of the enemies. Owing to this reason, there lies underground tunnel at one end of the fort which has its opening in the side of the fort facing the Arabian Sea. Noticeably, the Bekal fort was constructed in a manner where three-fourth of its exterior portion is soaked and strike by sea water on a continuous basis.

Chandragiri Fort is built on a hilltop occupying nearly 7 acres of land area. It is 50 meter above the sea level. It is a large fortification build in a square structure. There are large space for storage and vacant grounds left for assembling purposes. Inside the fort area there is a deep well which cater the water supply in the fort and a large pond site is also built here. This is a fort with two cave entrance, which is differentiating it from other fort.

Hosdurg Fort was built around 1733 AD by the Keladi clan named Nayak Somashekara (1714 AD to 1739 AD). Theses clans were basically from the states of Karnataka who ruled in the Tungabhadra River regions in the southern Karnataka. Shimoga was their main area of power. This fort was built as an expansion measures to wards Malabar region. Keladi kingdom came to existence as the Vijayanagara Empire lost its importance in south.