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Hampi - Temples | | Hampi - Temples: Encyclopedia II - Hampi - Temples | | Hampi has various notable Hindu temples, some of them which are still active places of worship. Some of them are:
Achyutaraya Temple
Mahanavami Dibba (the royal observation platform)
Vitthala temple: The temple with 56 musical pillars is situated in a rectangular courtyard. It is especially famous for a stone sculpture of a chariot with revolving wheels, drawn by two elephants. The temple is the venue of the annual Purandaradasa festival.
Virupaksha temple complex: Also known as the Pampapathi t ...
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| | | Hampi: Encyclopedia II - Hampi - Temples
Hampi - Temples
Hampi has various notable Hindu temples, some of them which are still active places of worship. Some of them are:
- Achyutaraya Temple
- Mahanavami Dibba (the royal observation platform)
- Vitthala temple: The temple with 56 musical pillars is situated in a rectangular courtyard. It is especially famous for a stone sculpture of a chariot with revolving wheels, drawn by two elephants. The temple is the venue of the annual Purandaradasa festival.
- Virupaksha temple complex: Also known as the Pampapathi temple, it is a Shiva temple situated in the Hampi Bazaar. It predates the founding of the Vijayanagar empire. The temple has a 120 foot high tower at its entrance. Apart from Shiva, the temple complex also contains shrines of the Hindu goddesses Bhuvaneshwari and Pampa.
- Kodandarama temple: It is situated on the south bank of the of Tungabhadra river. It is identified with the place mentioned in the Ramayana, where Rama crowned Sugriva after defeating Vali.
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