Penukonda
The second capital of Vijayanagara after Hampi fell, on a hill fort with seven gates and a Gagan Mahal at the top.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.0847, 77.5966
Get the Penukonda stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Penukonda. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Penukonda
Puttaparthi 25 km
A village that became a town around one ashram.
Veerabhadra Temple 31 km
Holds a hanging pillar that does not quite touch the floor, and a Nandi carved from one block twenty seven feet long.
Isha Yoga Center, Chikkaballapur 68 km
Isha's second centre, near Nandi Hills, where a 112 foot Adiyogi was unveiled in January 2023.
Makalidurga 73 km
A hill fort on a granite dome north of Bengaluru, with a Shiva temple and a Nandi at the summit.
Nandi Hills 78 km
Tipu Sultan's summer fort at fourteen hundred metres, where the cloud sits below you at dawn.
Devarayanadurga 89 km
A granite hill with two temples and forest, quiet on weekdays and full of Bengaluru on Sundays.
Devanahalli Fort 94 km
The fort in which Tipu Sultan was born, with twelve bastions and a town inside.
Horsley Hills 99 km
The state's own small hill station.
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Questions
Where is Penukonda?
Penukonda is in Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Puttaparthi (25 km), Veerabhadra Temple (31 km), Isha Yoga Center, Chikkaballapur (68 km).
How do I get the Penukonda stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Penukonda and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Penukonda before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.