On the banks of the Aghanashini river near Kumta, Mirjan Fort is a romantic ruin of laterite walls, bastions, moats and stairwells, green with moss after the rains. It is associated with Rani Chennabhairadevi, the Pepper Queen of Gerusoppa.
Photos: Sourabh bargi (CC BY-SA 4.0), Prajna gopal (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Tips
- Combine with Gokarna on the same day.









