Rockfort Temple

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Rockfort Temple is a historic Hindu temple and fort complex perched atop a massive rock outcrop in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its panoramic city views and ancient architecture.

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Rockfort Temple canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
fortress complex ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture ⓘ
builtOn granite rock outcrop ⓘ
city Tiruchirappalli ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Ganesha ⓘ
elevation approximately 83 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ
festival Navaratri ⓘ
Panguni Brahmotsavam ⓘ
linked to: Panguni Uttiram

Vinayaka Chaturthi ⓘ
linked to: Ganesh Chaturthi
hasAccess stone steps carved into rock ⓘ
hasPart Thayumanaswamy Temple ⓘ
Ucchi Pillayar Temple ⓘ
fort walls ⓘ
rock-cut cave temples ⓘ
hasSanctum garbhagriha for Ganesha ⓘ
garbhagriha for Shiva ⓘ
hasStairCount over 400 steps ⓘ
historicalEra Nayak period ⓘ
Pallava period ⓘ
linked to: Pallava dynasty
knownFor ancient rock-cut architecture ⓘ
panoramic views of Tiruchirappalli ⓘ
steep rock stairway ⓘ
languageOfWorship Tamil ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
Tiruchirappalli ⓘ
Tiruchirappalli district ⓘ
managedBy Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu ⓘ
material granite ⓘ
near Kaveri River ⓘ
linked to: Kaveri

Srirangam ⓘ
notableFeature rock-cut cave temple attributed to Pallavas ⓘ
viewpoint over Tiruchirappalli city ⓘ
primaryDeity Ganesha at Ucchi Pillayar Temple ⓘ
Shiva as Thayumanaswamy ⓘ
linked to: Shiva
region South India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
rockAge over 3 billion years ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
tourismCategory heritage site ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
usedAs military fortification ⓘ
viewOver Kaveri river plains ⓘ
Tiruchirappalli cityscape ⓘ

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Trichinopoly → hasLandmark → Rockfort Temple ⓘ
Tiruchirappalli → hasLandmark → Rockfort Temple ⓘ