Vellore Trip Diary - Part 4

 The second half of the third day was the most interesting one as we got the opportunity to visit the famous Vellore Fort which was just inside the city of Vellore. The Vellore Fort is a 16th-century fort situated in Vellore city  and  once it was the headquarters of the Vijayanagara Empire.  The Fort is famous for its ancient sculptures, scenic and artistic beauty.  It was in this fort where Tipu Sultan's family were held as royal prisoners along with a Sri Lankan King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha.

 The fort is a huge one and has a lake surrounding it which makes the fort more beautiful. There is a Christian Church,  a Hindu Temple and a Mosque inside the fort.  The best time to visit the fort is in the evening time as it would be too hot in the day time. We started our visit from the main entrance and we slowly started visiting each and every section of the fort.

 The background of the Fort gave an amazing view of the Vellore city along with beautiful hills. A lot of people gathered there in the evening with friends and family. Walking around the sides of the Fort gives you an ample view of the lake and the city. The sad thing about this beautiful lake is that a lot of wastes are being dumped on a particular part, resulting in the lake losing its charm and good look.

  The Temple inside the fort, known as Sri Jalagandeeswarar Temple is dedicated to Jalagandeeswar and is noted much for its sculptures and splendid craftsmanship. The Mosque inside the Vellore fort was constructed during the last Arcod Navab's period, while the Church inside the fort was constructed during the early British period. There is also a Muthu Mandapam and a Government Museum inside the Fort which makes it more interesting. The Government Museum is maintained by the Department of Museum Government of Tamil Nadu.

It took around more than 2 hours for us to completely explore the Vellore Fort, but this was one of the brightest experiences for me as far as my trip was considered. Even though we spend more than 2 hours, we could not visit the Church, the Mosque and the Government Museum as we ran out of time. Hope to cover them when I visit for the next time. We had to rush to our room as we had to catch the train to Kerala the next day itself.