This is one of the best Sculptures of Hampi. The front portion of this temple, Phalapuja Mantap and the Kalyanmantap were built by Krishnadevaraya in 1513 after his expedition. this temple is constructed on a polyhedron foundation. the monolithic pillars have been subtly sculpted. there are figures of angels. swans….
Coming up from Purandara Mantapa if one goes east, one can see a huge stone frame which looks like a big gate. A stone beam is placed on two vertical and parallel pillars of stone. This is called King’s Balance. It is said that kings weighed themselves with Gems and…
Shri Purandra Dasa was in Vijayanagara by 1540. He propagated the path of devation through his evotional songs, in Kannada. I hereby he worked for the development of Kannada Literature too. The Purandara Mantapa named after him is on the bank of the I ungabhadra. There is a statue of…
Adjacent to the entrance there is a Kalyana Mantap. On crossing the second gate we can see Achyuta Temple. Achyutaraya, the younger brother of Krishnadevaraya, built this temple between 1513 and 1538. It is only an educated guess based on its similarity to Vittala Temple built by Krishnadevaraya. Here too…
This’ temple is behind Kodanda Rama Temple at a slightly higher elevation. The idol of Maruti in this temple was installed by Sri Vyasaraya during the regime of krishnadevaraya. Nearly there are temples of k a n ga n at ha and Ananthashay ana. I f we go ahead we…
If we climb a down and take the Chariot road a turn to the right leads to the river. We reach the temple of Kodandarama. It is about 60 feet above the level of the river. I front of the temple the river flows between two rocky hills and forms…
