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Kittur Fort & Rani Chennamma Memorial

Kittur, Karnataka, India

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Overview

The seat of Rani Chennamma, who defeated the British in 1824 — a generation before 1857 — with palace ruins, a museum and the annual Kittur Utsava.

Why visit: Stand where India's first queen of resistance beat an empire, briefly.

History: Chennamma's forces killed collector Thackeray in the first uprising; she died a prisoner at Bailhongal in 1829.

Things to do

Fort WalkMuseum VisitHistory Tour

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Feb; Kittur Utsava (Oct)

Entry fee

Free–₹25

Est. budget

₹200–500

Duration

2–3 hrs

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Within

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