CLUB PRAKRITI-The Official Nature and Adventure club of IBS Hyderabad organized - TREK TO KHILLA GHANPUR on 8th September 2019
At a distance of 2 km from 109 km from Hyderabad, Khilla Ghanpur Fort is located near Khilla Ghanpur village in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana. The Ghanpur Fort is a hill fort built on a rocky hill by King Gona Ganapa Reddy in early 13th century.
The fort was well built with cannons on the upper side of the fort. There are several remains of the walls and building blocks inside the fort. There are several temples inside the fort like Veerabhadra Temple, Narsimh Temple and Chowdeswari Temple. There are several caves on the hilltop and provide good opportunity for exploration.
There are two ponds inside the fort with fresh water and they are good for swimming. Ghanpur Lake is a large lake situated close to the Ghanpur village and the view of the lake from the fort is picturesque. The fort & monuments demand about 2-3 kms trek from Ghanpur village. It usually takes about 2 hours to trek, explore the fort & caves and come back to Ghanpur village.
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