Domakonda Fort-Nizamabad

 About Domakonda Fort

The fort was built in the 18th Century, is something you will find at this place. A huge elevated compound of granite rocks becoming a fort wall, with a wooden door that’s spiked with iron rocket head’s on its face making it an entrance door to the beautiful two storied Mahal which is worth praising to the great stucco work that’s eye catchy even today.

This fort is more popular as “Gadi Domakonda” also “Killa Domakonda” and this once palatial mahal inside is populary known as “Addhala Meda” (Glass house). The courtyard of this beautiful bungalow is graced with a masonry water garden pond and iron hooked rounded granite pillars drilled into earth around its circumference as a guard to this pond.

The ground floor has arched pillars with finely done stucco work, illustrating its influenced design to the Mughal architecture. The first floor perching on the ground floor is modeled with round pillars and above it a flat ceiling, borrowing its design from the Western architecture. The ceilings of the floor are done with wood supported by rectangular wooden beams

Location

Domakonda is a small village that falls aroud 04 Kms from the main road on the way to Nizamabad District from Hyderabad (NH7) and is close to 100 Kms from Hyderabad. Also on the premises of this Fort is a Shiva temple constructed by the Kakatiyas - A dynasty that ruled Southern India.

Domakonda Fort secrets exposed

The ancient Domakonda Fort gained prominence again with the reports of it would be the engagement venue of Ram Charan and Upasana. Unfortunately, the engagement venue has been changed in the last minute. But now, both families have chosen Domakonda fort as the venue for Ram Charan and Upasana marriage.

Notably, Umapathi Rao is the official owner of Domakonda fort. The shiva temple and lotus pond in the fort were built during the Kakatiya period. Upasana's forefathers were Domakonda Samsthan rulers.

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