Reputed to be one of the most sacred landscapes, an abode of Siva—where Siva ‘conquered kala, the force of decay and destruction’—Kalanjara hill persists as one of the strongest forts in the country. It faced a number of crucial battles for possession, but it was more than a fort and a political centre. The hill has been a sacred tirtha distinguished as a symbol of cultural and religious majesty. Its composition was the result of two diverse religious faiths—the ‘elite’, if one may address the Brahmanical pantheons adapted by the progressing societies, and the magico-religious practices of the Adivasis.