In the current post we
are sharing photos of the entrance gate to the complex taken during my visit
there in 2019.
The Vitthla temple is
the most exquisitely ornate structure on the site and represents the
culmination of Vijayanagara temple architecture.
In addition to the
typical spaces present in contemporary temples, it boasts of a
Garuda shrine fashioned as a granite ratha and a grand bazaar
street. This complex also has a large Pushkarani (stepped tank) with a
Vasantotsava mandapa (ceremonial pavilion at the centre), wells and a
network of water channels.
Site of Hampi comprise
mainly the remnants of the Capital City of Vijayanagara Empire (14th-16th Cent
CE), the last great Hindu Kingdom. The property encompasses an area of 4187, 24
hectares, located in the Tungabhadra basin in Central Karnataka, Bellary
District, India. It is one of the UNESCO Heritage Sites in India.
It is a fully developed
temple with associated buildings like Kalyana Mandapa and Utsava Mandapa within
a cloistered enclosure pierced with three entrance Gopurams.
(Text
sourced from UNESCO write-up)
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