It is very close to Bdavi linga . it is the biggest idol in Hampi . its height is 22Ft. This was carved by a brahmin during krishnadevaraya’s regime. Invaders broke this idol. Behind the head there is a serpent with its hood open. Though the statue has no temple…
Moving towards kamalapur from krishna Temple, we see this Linga. This the biggest of all Lingas in Hampi . This gorgeous linga is made of biack stone . it is nearly 12Ft. in height . its inner sanctum has no ceiling . It is aiways in water since a canal…
This temple is on the road to Kamalapur. It is 320 ft. long and 200 ft. broad. It is a formidable temple protected by a fort. It was built by Krishnadevraya in 1523 in memory of his Triumph in the war against Gajapatiraya. This idol of Balakrishna was brought from…
It is a monolithic sculpture. It is 18ft tall and has a big inner sanctum. In the front there is a rangamantapa. On the right side we find Sasivekalu Ganapati. It has been installed in an open mantapa without an inner sanctum. This 12ft high statue is monolithic.
If we go back to Virupaxa temple and walk to the south we reach Hemakunta. There are many temples here. On the eastern side of hemakuta there is Ratnagiri which also has many temples. If we proceed to the east and turn south we reach “Kadalekalu Ganapathi”.
In front of this temple is the world famous Stone Chariat. The sun temple of Konark could have inspired this creation, it is made of rough quartz. Generally, an idol of Garuda is found in front of the vishnu temple but here the stone chariot has been erected. In this…
