The town of Gooty (originally, "Gutti") is located in the Ananthapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

[1] Eight inscriptions have been found on the rocks close to the Narasimha temple located within the fort premises.

During the reign of Venkata II (r. c. 1584-1614), the Vijayanagara lost the fort to the Qutb Shahi dynasty.

Around 1746 CE, the Maratha general Raja Murarirao Ghorpade captured the fort, and made it his permanent residence eight years later.

On a 300 m high cliff, there is a small pavilion called "Murari Rao's seat", which provides a panoramic view of the town below.