Hampi-Vijayanagar - Rolf Gross
Hampi-Vijayanagar - Rolf Gross
Hampi-Vijayanagar - Rolf Gross
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Virupaksha Temple<br />
7th - 16th cent AD<br />
The temple, dedicated to Virupaksha-Pampa, the local river goddess, has an uninterrupted<br />
history from about the 7th century. The sanctuary existed well before the <strong>Vijayanagar</strong>a capital<br />
was located here. Inscriptions referring to Shiva date back to the 9th and 10th centuries. What<br />
started as a small shrine grew into a large complex under the <strong>Vijayanagar</strong>a rulers. Additions<br />
to the temple were made in the later Chalukyan and Hoysala periods, but most of the temple<br />
buildings are attributed to the <strong>Vijayanagar</strong> period. Photo Sundar Palaniappan
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