Tipu's drop

Tipu Sultan's summer fort on the top of Nandi Hills is infamous.
Tipu had a reputation for being strict and ruthless.Those who earned his disfavor were not shown much mercy.  Instead they were taken to the top of the hill and thrown off.
Tipu's drop, was the execution point for many a criminal--so goes the story.

Today the same point is visited by tourists for its view.

While the tourists stand and admire the view over Bangalore, they can imagine themselves as Tipu Sultan--king of all they can see.

Nandi Hills

Nandi Hills was Tipu Sultan's summer getaway.  His hunting lodge far above the plains below. 

It still is a bit of a getaway for a number of local tourists, come to see the view.

Far above the noise of the city, you can imagine what it's like to be Tipu, king of the hill.

Amruth Sarovar (a stepwell)

At Tipu Sultan's summer hunting getaway, Nandi Hills, there's a stepwell.
While building a stepwell would have been the proper thing for an 18th century ruler to do, Tipu didn't build this one.  It was constructed in 1932--that makes it the youngest stepwell I know of.

The stepwell is spring fed and supplies water to the nearby plant nursery.

It's closed off to the public from walking into it...
...but I may have disregarded that 'suggestion' to get a closer look from the inside...