Rockfort - Ganesha Temple - 7th century temple

Ganesha is one of the best-known and most worshiped deities in the Hindu pantheon. This 7th century temple is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. As per the mythological stories, Lord Ganesha ran away from the king Vibishana who planned to place the deity of Lord Ranganathaswamy in his kingdom. But the "Deva" want to stop this activity of Vibishana as he is an "Asura" family, so they asked Lord Ganesha to stop Vibishana from place the deity. Lord Ganesha went near to Vibishana when he tries to take bath in Cauveri river and Vibishana ask Ganesha to hold that deity until he get back from the river, but Ganesha intentionally placed it in the banks of River Cauveri. When Vibishana find it placed, he started catching Ganesha to punish and Ganesha started climbing this mountain and sits on the Top. Vibishana chased Ganesha and hit him in his forehead. The Rock Fort temple stands 83m tall perched atop the rock. The smooth rock was first cut by the Pallavas but it was the Nayaks of Madurai who completed both the temples under the Vijayanagara empire. There are over 400 stone-cut steps to climb to the top. This is located in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a Dravidian Architecture. I could say that it is a free checkup for your knees. You could view the entire Trichy and Cauveri River from the top. Entry fee Rs 3/person.