Pennagaram

Pennagaram lies in the hilly Baramahal country of southern India, west of Dharmapuri and near the Kaveri River. The surrounding terrain includes the wooded slopes above Hogenakkal, where the river tumbles through a rocky gorge. Pennagaram was one of the places seized by the Mysore king in 1654 as he expanded at the expense of local rulers. It later shared the changing fortunes of Baramahal under Mysore and the East India Company.