The Rajagiri Fort was built in 1200 AD. It is located in Rajagiri,

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, meaning ''Kings Hill''.South India Handbook By Roma Bradnock It is 1 km from Gingee Market. It is made up of

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and black rock. Currently, the fort includes a magazine,

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nasium, palace site, audience hall,

stable A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals and livestock. There are many different types of stables in use today; the ...

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granary A granary is a storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed. Ancient or primitive granaries are most often made of pottery. Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animal ...

, treasury in Indo-Islamic style, store-house for grains and an elephant tank. In the West Entrance, Venu Gopalaswami Temple, Ranganath Temple of Vijayanagar Kings, Kalyan Mandap, Sadatulla Khan's Masjid (1717–18), Mahabbat Khan's masjid. Bath tubs with continuous supply of water, a huge cannon, belong to the temple on the top of the fort near Chakrakulam-Kunda (reservoir).

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{{reflist Forts in Tamil Nadu