Manjarabad fort Chunchunlatte waterfalls sakleshpur

The Manjarabad fort is located just outside of Sakleshpur on National Highway 48. The fort is reputed to have been constructed by Tippu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore as a strategic defensive location as it commands the approach to the plateau beyond Sakleshpur from the coast.It is also believed that he had constructed a tunnel from this fort to another fort in Srirangapattana near Mysore. The name shakala is a sanskrit word means "Bhinnavada" or "Birukada". In the past a shivalinga found in this town which was broken.The linga was called as shakaleshwara which was then became sakaleshwara in the tongue of the local people. A temple also built in the entrance of the town. It is a very beautiful fort ideal for shootings and snaps. The speciality of the fort is u have a good view of western ghats.....IT was a Primary hideout from British rulers