Penuconda is a small town with a hill fort located about 70 km south of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, a state of India. It was the residence of the Vijaynagar Kings from as early as 1354. Tirumal Raya moved here after the disastrous battle of Talikota in 1565. Gagan Mahal, the royal palace was built in 1575. The town is full of ancient Hindu and Jain Temples, mosques, fortifications, towers and palaces. The four sides of the town are presumed to be guarded from evil spirits and diseases by the idols of Lord Hanuman, the largest of them, about eleven feet tall is placed at the Yerramanchi gate, the main entrance to the fort town. The town has Hindu buildings in Islamic style and Muslim Dargahs built in Hindu or to be more precisely Lepakshi style. Next to the Gagan Mahal, are two 15th century Hindu temples dedicated to Rama and Shiva. The temples are built of granite in early Vijayanagara style. The walls have stone carvings depicting scenes from Ramayana and other epics. There is also a Jain temple named the Parshvanath Temple built in the 15th Century. Inside the temple stands a 11th century sculpture depicting Parshvanath in standing posture and facing a serpent. Built in the late Chalukyan style, the sculpture is of exceptional merit. There is also an early 17th century mosque built in grey and black granite attributed to one Sher Ali.