Manvi Fort

Manvi Fort is the old ruined hill fort of Manvi, the birthplace of the Haridasa bhakti saint Jagannatha Dasa.

Manvi Fort, Manvi
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Typefort
Nearest baseManvi
DistrictRaichur
Best timeOctober to February
Time needed1 to 1.5 hours
EntryFree
Places to visit2

Its bastioned walls enclose an internal dargah, and a Mallikarjuna shrine crowns the hillock above the town.

What to expect

Highlights

  • The ruined fort walls and bastions.
  • The hilltop Mallikarjuna shrine.
  • The Jagannatha Dasa Haridasa association.
Getting there

How to visit

  • At Manvi town, about 45 km from Raichur; reached by bus or taxi then a climb.
  • Wear good shoes, carry water and go by day.

Distance by road

  • Kalaburagi100 km
  • Ballari110 km
  • Hyderabad180 km
  • Hubballi200 km
  • Bengaluru410 km

Road km to Raichur; ghat roads and traffic vary — allow extra.

Timing

Best time

October to February; mornings.

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Today at Manvi Fort
Sunrise6:15 am
Sunset5:59 pm
Golden hour best light4:59 pm–5:59 pm
Blue hour after sunset5:59 pm–6:24 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 260°
Moon tonight🌔 Waxing gibbous · 58%

Sunset is in about 3 hours.

Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.

Visitor notes

  • A remote, open fort ruin — mind uneven ground and drops.
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Kallur Archaeological Site
Place
heritageKallur Archaeological Site

24.0 km · ~40 min by cab

A Neolithic ashmound and settlement site at Kallur in Manvi taluk, near a Mahalakshmi temple with a rare three-linga pedestal and a Chalukyan Markandeshwara shrine — a layered prehistoric-and-medieval site.

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Before you go

Manvi Fort — at a glance

TimingsDaylight hours
Best timeOctober to February; mornings

Entry: Free

Getting here

How to reach Manvi Fort

At Manvi, ~45 km from Raichur; bus or taxi then a climb

Getting back

If you are travelling by bus or ferry, check the return service with the operator before setting out. Leave time to reach the stop or jetty after your visit.

Ask at the bus stand for the time of the last service back, not the next one. If you miss it, an auto or app cab is the fallback — agree the fare before you get in.

Getting around Manvi Fort

If you need step-free access, contact the site before travelling. Ask about a level entrance, steps along the route, the nearest drop-off point, seating and accessible toilets.

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Nearby

What’s near Manvi Fort

K
Kallur Archaeological Site
Place
heritageKallur Archaeological Site

A Neolithic ashmound and settlement site at Kallur in Manvi taluk, near a Mahalakshmi temple with a rare three-linga pedestal and a Chalukyan Markandeshwara shrine — a layered prehistoric-and-medieval site.

24.0 km · ~40 min by cab · straight line
fortMaliabad Fort

A Kakatiya-era hill fort a few kilometres from Raichur (Maliyabad), from whose ruins were recovered two life-size white-granite Vijayanagara elephants that stand as its best-known relics.

37.6 km · ~63 min by cab · straight line
G
Gabbur Temple Town
Place
templeGabbur Temple Town

The temple town of Gabbur (Garbhapura) with some thirty mostly Kalyani-Chalukya temples and around twenty-eight inscriptions, including a 1109 CE agrahara grant of Vikramaditya VI — Lakshmi-Venkateshwara, Hanuman and Basaveshwara shrines among them.

37.7 km · ~63 min by cab · straight line
fortRaichur Fort

The great hill fort of Raichur, whose long inscription dates Kakatiya defensive work to 23 November 1294 and which was later held by the Vijayanagara, Bahmani and Adil Shahi powers — a double ring of walls and bastions climbing to the Bala Hisar citadel, with famous inscribed and sculpted gateways.

40.0 km · ~67 min by cab · straight line
templePanchamukhi Anjaneya Temple, Ganadhal

A five-faced Hanuman (Panchamukhi Anjaneya) cave shrine at Ganadhal near Raichur, revered as the spot where the saint Raghavendra Swami is said to have performed a twelve-year penance.

40.1 km · ~67 min by cab · straight line
mosqueEk Minar ki Masjid, Raichur

A state-protected mosque in Raichur city commissioned in the early 16th century in the Ahmadnagar-Sultanate style, named for its single tall two-storey minaret (ek minar) rising over the prayer hall.

40.5 km · ~68 min by cab · straight line
heritageMaski Ashokan Edict

A Minor Rock Edict of Emperor Ashoka carved on a granite boulder at Maski — the first edict found to name "Devanampriya Ashoka", which conclusively identified the title Devanampriya with the emperor Ashoka; an ASI monument of national importance.

42.8 km · ~71 min by cab · straight line
H
Hutti Gold Mines
Place
heritageHutti Gold Mines

Hutti (Hatti) in Lingsugur taluk is India's only major working gold mine — a landscape of ancient hand-dug workings overlaid by the modern deep underground mine of the state gold company.

48.0 km · ~80 min by cab · straight line
fortMudgal Fort

A great rock hill fort near Mudgal in Lingsugur taluk, long contested between the Bahmani and Vijayanagara empires — a Bala Hisar tower, water channels and gateways, with prehistoric rock paintings in the hills nearby.

65.7 km · ~109 min by cab · straight line

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Where Manvi Fort is

Good to know

Manvi Fort — frequently asked

When is the best time to visit Manvi Fort?

October to February; mornings.

What are the entry fee and timings at Manvi Fort?

Entry: Free. Timings: Daylight hours.

How do I reach Manvi Fort?

At Manvi town, about 45 km from Raichur; reached by bus or taxi then a climb. Wear good shoes, carry water and go by day.

How much time do I need for Manvi Fort?

1 to 1.5 hours.

What else is near Manvi Fort?

Nearby you can pair Kallur Archaeological Site (24.0 km), Maliabad Fort (37.6 km), Gabbur Temple Town (37.7 km), Raichur Fort (40.0 km).

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Photographs: Syed Kashif, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wikimedia Commons.