- Description

Inside the fort stands the Mini Charminar, a triple-storeyed tower, which is a remnant of the Golconda sultanate. It has a square base and stands on four pillars. There are two storeys above, with a fretted screen wall — likely for pigeons — on either side and a vaulted arch in the centre. Four minarets emerge from the corner turrets, with pointed circular domes. Although smaller than the Charminar of Hyderabad, its square outline and minarets with domes mark a similarity with the latter. Tourists can see a broken cannon barrel in the Charminar premises. It is also known as Pigeon Mandapam. It is also believed that this structure, which was formerly a Kavali Mandapam, may have been rebuilt as a Vijaya Stupa with two more floors on top of the Vakumla Mandapam. It is believed that, the then Kings use to run Grama Panchayats here.