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  • Portrait of Kanagavelu and his wife Sarala. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • First-floor lobby. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Kanagavelu Kottai house, owned by a 53 year olde self-taught engineer and dreamer. The castle has secret underground tunnels and escape hatches, instrumental columns made of different metals making different sounds, acostic and optical illusions among other things. Partially inspired by the Taj Mahal. Free Architecture, on the road from Tiruvannamalai to Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
  • Swimming pool. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Rooftop. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Rooftop. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Kanagavelu Kottai house, owned by a 53 year olde self-taught engineer and dreamer. The castle has secret underground tunnels and escape hatches, instrumental columns made of different metals making different sounds, acostic and optical illusions among other things. Partially inspired by the Taj Mahal. Free Architecture, on the road from Tiruvannamalai to Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
  • Kanagavelu Kottai house, owned by a 53 year olde self-taught engineer and dreamer. The castle has secret underground tunnels and escape hatches, instrumental columns made of different metals making different sounds, acostic and optical illusions among other things. Partially inspired by the Taj Mahal. Free Architecture, on the road from Tiruvannamalai to Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu. He prepares the bath with flowers and candles and pours goatsmilk, honey and “local Indian essences”; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu. He prepares the bath with flowers and candles and pours donkey's milk, honey and “local Indian essences”; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Fron Lobby. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Kanagevlu and his wife Sarala show me the building’s construction sketches /plans. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Sarala shows me a photo album documenting Kanagavelu’s building projects. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Sarala shows me a photo album documenting Kanagavelu’s building projects. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Sarala shows me a photo album documenting Kanagavelu’s building projects. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Sarala shows me a photo album documenting Kanagavelu’s building projects. The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • The self-built fortress of Kanagavelu; Kottai House. Free Architecture. Kottakuppam, Pondicherry, India
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